DeSantis administration eyes extending Florida’s parental rights law to grades K-12

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is eyeing the possibility of expanding his state’s Parental Rights in Education law to grades K-12.

The controversial law, signed into law last nearly a year ago, originally prohibited instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in kindergarten through the twelfth grade and additionally clamping down on instruction in later grades to ensure they are “age appropriate.”