The law "is an unlawful attempt to stigmatize, silence, and erase LGBTQ people in Florida’s public schools."
Highlights
- The law bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through 3rd grade.
- It is the first federal challenge to the law.
- The law “is an unlawful attempt to stigmatize, silence, and erase LGBTQ people in Florida’s schools,” the group says.
- The bill was signed by Florida lawmakers on Monday, and is set to be debated by the U.S.
- Supreme Court next week.
- The lawsuit says it violates First Amendment rights to freedom of speech, freedom of expression and freedom to be protected from discrimination.