The bill also allows parents to sue school districts that don't comply, and schools would have to pick up the costs. DeSantis, who is widely considered to be a top Republican contender for the presidency in 2024, said early on that he planned to support it.Ĭritics worry that LGBTQ+ students or children of families from same-sex households will be silenced in the classroom. The legislation is considered part of a broader effort across the country to limit LGBTQ+ rights and protections and for Republicans to stoke their right-wing base ahead of elections in November.
'In Florida, we not only know that parents have a right to be involved, we insist that parents have a right to be involved,' said DeSantis, who is up for reelection this year, as he stood behind a lectern that read 'Protect Children, Support Parents.'
