Buckle up, friends. This is going to be a long thread. Earlier this year, the state of Florida passed the ‘Parental Rights in Education Bill’, aka the ‘Don’t Say “Gay” Bill’. The bill bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for K-3. 1/?

May 9, 2022 · 10:46 PM UTC

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As was doubtless intended by the bill’s proponents, the chilling effects of the bill extend well beyond 3rd grade. I have previously tweeted about a student at Winter Park High School who was disciplined for a school history report on the Stonewall Riots. metroweekly.com/2022/04/flor…

Florida Teen "Investigated" For Presentation On Stonewall Riots

17-year-old Florida high school student Will Larkins was moved to another history class after giving a talk on the LGBTQ historical event.

metroweekly.com
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Replying to @hal_pomeranz
How many other “non school sponsored” events are depicted in the yearbook? Spring break pics perhaps? A section titled: “Students enjoy time off from standardized test memorization lessons” Keep on fighting because this is BS!
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In 2018, the yearbook documented the walkout after the Parkland school shooting. Nothing was heard from admin.
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In response to the bill’s passage, students all over Florida walked out in protest on March 3. In response to the planned walkout, Seminole County Public Schools made a policy choice not to enforce disciplinary action against students walking out. 3/n
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This was a school wide event and as such deserved to be documented in the school yearbook. My wife @JBeanDesign is the school yearbook advisor and our daughter is Coeditor In Chief. Here is the spread the yearbook staff produced. 4/?
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Replying to @hal_pomeranz
This thread was a ride.
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Welcome to @JBeanDesign’s world for the last week. Her students are giving us hope for the future though.
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Replying to @hal_pomeranz
I’m an ‘elder’, 73 yrs. old, and living in Alaska! I ‘grew up’ in Orlando. I read your long and VERY interesting thread! Of course paywalls in the Sentinel and in the university attachment made this difficult to follow. BUT your bravery and intent here is BEAUTIFUL to behold!
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Thank you, sir. I wish we could simply be celebrating a beautiful yearbook that was produced by our students, but instead we are giving them a first-person lesson in civics.
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Replying to @hal_pomeranz
Does the most likely page include a picture of the principal titled "Biggest flops, most likely to have to change careers"
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