Florida Education Bill Protects Parental Rights

Earlier this month, President Biden called Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill “hateful” and declared on Twitter that “every member of the LGBTQI+ community — especially the kids” should rest assured of his administration’s support. This is what we’ve come to expect from the president whose campaign promised unity but whose rhetoric is straight from the Democratic radicals’ playbook.

In reality, the bill in question — which is currently being considered by the Florida legislature — is not an attack on sexual minorities but an attempt to pry parental rights out of the hands of ideologues. HB 1557 would require schools to notify parents if they become aware of changes in the student’s mental, emotional, or physical health — that is, “unless a reasonably prudent person would believe that such disclosure would result in abuse, abandonment, or neglect, as those terms are defined in s.39.01.” The bill would make it easier for parents to bring action against the school district, should their rights under the transparency mandate be ignored.

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Madeleine Kearns

Madeleine Kearns is a former staff writer at National Review.

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Earlier this month, President Biden called Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill “hateful” and declared on Twitter that “every member of the LGBTQI+ community — especially the kids” should rest assured of his administration’s support. This is what we’ve come to expect from the president whose campaign promised unity but whose rhetoric is straight from the Democratic radicals’ playbook.

In reality, the bill in question — which is currently being considered by the Florida legislature — is not an attack on sexual minorities but an attempt to pry parental rights out of the hands of ideologues. HB 1557 would require schools to notify parents if they become aware of changes in the student’s mental, emotional, or physical health — that is, “unless a reasonably prudent person would believe that such disclosure would result in abuse, abandonment, or neglect, as those terms are defined in s.39.01.” The bill would make it easier for parents to bring action against the school district, should their rights under the transparency mandate be ignored.