Florida Dept. of Education yanks anti-bullying resources from website

Caricature of Ron DeSantis, Republican Governor of Florida
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The Florida Department of Education has yanked down an anti-bullying portal on its website following questions about content designed for LGBTQ students. They say the information is “under review.”

The department removed links to a state anti-bullying policy, bullying prevention efforts, ways to support minority students, and LGBTQ advocacy groups during the purge of life-saving information. It is unclear what information needed to be “reviewed.”

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The information was pulled down after a right-wing news service with ties to Steve Bannon and Donald Trump inquired whether or not the site was in violation of the state’s Parents’ Bill of Rights.

The law, passed earlier this year, says public schools cannot infringe upon parents’ “fundamental rights” to raise their child according to their beliefs. The law, a nod to the culture wars over LGBTQ rights and…

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