In one of the most-controversial education issues of the 2023 legislative session, the Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a measure that would expand last year’s “Parental Rights in Education” law — known to critics as “don’t say gay.”

Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. offers new details.

The Florida Senate president said she is considering expanding the Parental Rights in Education law to additional grade levels in schools.

A federal judge has refused to block school districts from carrying out a new state law that restricts instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in classrooms, rejecting arguments by parents, students and a non-profit organization.

The School Board of Education approved nearly a dozen new rules and amendments during their meeting Wednesday morning.

Seminole County Public Schools announced Monday that the district will require parents and guardians to provide consent for school staff to provide first-aid to their children.

A lawsuit filed in federal court on behalf of students, parents and advocates for the LGBTQ community is seeking to have a judge declare Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law unconstitutional.