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Florida education board to discuss Parental Rights law expansion through 12th grade
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Leaders within the Florida Division of Training are set to debate modifications to the Parental Rights in Training legislation, which at present bars classroom dialogue on sexual orientation and gender identification from kindergarten by third grade. The proposed rule change would develop that by twelfth grade.
As of now, any dialogue in lecture rooms past third grade is topic to “age-appropriate or developmentally applicable” in accordance with state requirements. Critics have deemed it because the “Do not Say Homosexual” legislation.
The proposed rule – which does not require legislative approval – would ban classes on sexual orientation and gender identification from grades 4 to 12, except required by current state requirements or as a part of reproductive well being instruction that college students can select to not take.
Learn the total proposal under or click on right here. Matter begins beneath Rule No. 6A-5.065.
In the meantime, payments (HB 1069 and SB 1320) transferring by the Legislature search to develop on the 2022 legislation by broadening the prohibition on sexual orientation and gender identification to pre-kindergarten by eighth grade.
The State Board of Training will meet on the Capitol on Wednesday morning.
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The legislation drew widespread backlash nationally, with critics saying it marginalizes LGBTQ individuals, and kicked off a feud between the state and Disney, which publicly opposed the legislation.
On the governor’s request, the Republican-dominated Legislature voted to dissolve a self-governing district managed by Walt Disney World over its properties in Florida, and ultimately gave DeSantis management of the board in a transfer extensively seen as a punishment for the corporate opposing the legislation.
The board oversees municipal companies in Disney’s theme park properties and was instrumental within the firm’s choice to construct close to Orlando within the Nineteen Sixties. It turned out the earlier board signed an surprising decades-long settlement with Disney, successfully stripping the brand new board of its energy.
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DeSantis on Monday mentioned the settlement between Disney and former supervisors was unlawful, claiming it was self-dealing and correct advance discover wasn’t given earlier than the previous board authorized it, and that lawmakers had the authority to revoke it.
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The governor additionally steered the brand new board ought to promote the district’s utility with the intention to pay down the district’s $1 billion money owed.
Considerably tongue-in-cheek, DeSantis steered Monday that the brand new board or lawmakers might take different actions with Disney’s 27,000 acres in central Florida, similar to constructing a state park, a competing theme park or a jail.
“I feel the chances are infinite,” DeSantis mentioned.
The Information Service of Florida contributed to this report
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Low temperatures forecast for Central Florida on Monday
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Florida sheriff encourages illegal aliens to self-deport ahead of Trump inauguration: 'Southbound and down'
A Florida sheriff is combating illegal immigration by sharing a bold statement with those who are in the state illegally ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration.
“And I leave with this message: ‘Southbound and down.’ Do it yourself. You can self-deport and avoid a lot of prison sentence, but it’s time. Southbound and down,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said during a press conference on Wednesday.
Grady was joined by Gov. Ron DeSantis and several other local and state officials during the press conference held Winter Haven to discuss actions to combat illegal immigration.
Judd said a crackdown on illegal immigration would help reduce crime.
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“Florida needs to set the example for the other states and support the president [Trump] to get rid of these criminals who are victimizing our people,” Judd said.
During the press conference, Judd also shared several specific examples of crimes involving illegal immigrants, including cases of murder, DUI manslaughter and organized theft rings.
DeSantis echoed Judd and said he was confident that the second Trump administration would take swift action against the outgoing Biden administration’s immigration policy.
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“We in Florida have a sense of urgency to accomplish this mission,” DeSantis said. “The mission is very simple: We need to end the illegal immigration crisis once and for all in these United States of America.”
Florida sued the Biden administration on several different occasions, including over its “illegal” catch-and-release policies at the southern border and, most recently, its alleged refusal to help the state purge noncitizens from voter rolls in the 2024 election.
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DeSantis scheduled a special session to begin the week after Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration to fund efforts to address illegal immigration, including detention and relocation. The governor has said the state must work to support Trump’s promises to tackle illegal immigration and ensure that “we don’t have any lingering incentives for people to come into our state illegally.”
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In a post on Truth Social on Tuesday, Trump thanked DeSantis for calling a special session, saying “hopefully other Governors will follow!”
Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion contributed to this report.
Stepheny Price is writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
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LSU women win big over Florida, setting up likely top-five clash with South Carolina
The LSU women’s basketball team will be undefeated when it meets No. 2 South Carolina.
On Sunday, the 80-63 road win that the No. 5 Tigers (20-0, 5-0) picked up o over Florida assured them of that fact.
Mikaylah Williams, Flau’jae Johnson and Aneesah Morrow teamed up to build a 17-0 fourth-quarter run that propelled LSU to its lopsided win. Johnson kicked off the scoring spree by hitting an open jumper, and Morrow punctuated it by converting an easy layup. In the time between, the Tigers shot 5 of 6 from the field, while forcing Florida to miss its first six shots of the quarter.
“Listen, when you can empty (the bench) and play everybody on your team with five minutes to go in the game and you’re up 28,” coach Kim Mulkey said, “knowing what we face next, that’s a good day.”
LSU played two tight Southeastern Conference games before they traveled to Gainesville, Florida, to face the Gators (11-9, 2-4). A last-second shot lifted the Tigers to a two-point road win over No. 15 Tennessee on Jan. 9, then a late surge of offense propelled them to a six-point home victory over Vanderbilt on Monday.
On Sunday, LSU won by a more comfortable margin.
And this time, its defense keyed the win.
Florida converted just 9 of the 28 field goals it attempted across the second and third quarters, a stretch of play that LSU won 44-27. The Tigers forced the Gators into 24 turnovers, and converted them into 35 points. Overall, Florida shot just 38% from the field, becoming the second SEC team this season to hit less than 40% of its shots against LSU.
In the third quarter, the Tigers played most of their offense through Williams, the star sophomore who finished with 22 points on 8-of-18 shooting and eight rebounds. Morrow chipped in 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting and 10 rebounds, and Johnson added 19 points on 8-of-17 shooting, but the LSU bench notched only 11 points, finishing with fewer than 12 for the second game in a row.
Freshman guard Liv McGill led Florida with 21 points and six assists. Freshman Me’Arah O’Neal, the daughter of LSU great Shaquille O’Neal, grabbed seven rebounds in 15 minutes.
“One thing that we did do good, and we’ve improved today was turnovers,” Mulkey said. “We only had nine for the entire game and for a while, there it was only six, so that’s a big part of why you extended the lead like we did. You’re getting yourself a shot every time.”
LSU started the game with a quick 7-0 run. But then Florida called a timeout, started to dribble penetrate, hit shots and slow down the Tigers’ halfcourt offense with a zone defense. In the first half, LSU trailed by as many as six points and entered halftime with just a 37-33 lead.
Then the Tigers played sharper defense that was a building block that ignited their transition offense, fueled their dominant second half and added another victory atop their now 20-game win streak — already the second-best start in program history. LSU attempted 14 more field goals than Florida, while also scoring 40 points in the paint and 26 on the fast break.
Mulkey has now led her team to at least 20 wins in each of her 25 seasons as a head coach.
Meanwhile, Morrow posted her 92nd career double-double, tying her with former Oregon forward Jillian Alleyne for the second-most in NCAA Division I history. LSU’s win over Florida was the 123rd game of her career.
Next, the Tigers will hit the road to play the most-anticipated game of their regular season.
That matchup, a likely top-five showdown with No. 2 South Carolina, will tip off at 7 p.m. Thursday on ESPN.
Ohio State lost 62-59 to Penn State on Sunday, which means that LSU and No. 1 UCLA are the last two undefeated Division I teams left. The Bruins are one of only two squads that have defeated the Gamecocks over the past three seasons.
LSU is 0-4 against South Carolina under Mulkey.
“We’re gonna enjoy this victory today,” Mulkey said. “Any victory on the road in our league is an accomplishment, but we know what we face next, a tremendous challenge to play the defending champions and do it at their place.”
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