The big story: In the face of ongoing opposition, the state of Florida continued to defend the adoption of legislation that limits instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation.
Arguing the state showed no animus toward the LGBTQ community, lawyers for the state asked a federal judge to toss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law, which takes effect on Friday.
“Falsely dubbed by its opponents the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, HB 1557 is nothing of the sort,” the motion said.
Meanwhile, the Department of Education on Wednesday held a rule making workshop to discuss how it wants school districts to implement the law, WTSP reports. The Leon County School Board adopted a new LGBTQ Inclusive School Guide after three hours of heated debate, the Tallahassee Democrat reports.
Students across the state say they already have felt the effects of the new law and the atmosphere it has created, the USA Today Florida Network reports.
School board politics: In the race for a Pasco County School Board seat, two candidates are questioning whether a third belongs on the ballot. At issue is whether Al Hernandez lived in District 1 at the time of qualifying.
Civics lessons: Controversy continued to swirl around Florida’s new civics teacher training materials. Here’s the slide show that is being presented around the state. “It feels like politics invaded more than it should have into our civics training,” Leto High teacher Michelle Stover said.
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