Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Florida’s Parental Rights Law

Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Florida’s Parental Rights Law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis displays the signed Parental Rights in Education bill flanked by elementary school students during a news conference at Classical Preparatory school in Shady Hills, Fla., on March 28, 2022. Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—A federal judge has dismissed another lawsuit challenging Florida’s parental rights law in an order issued on Oct. 20.
The decision is the second time in about a month that a judge has declined to block the law, which protects the rights of parents to make decisions about the upbringing and control of their children, restricts school districts from withholding information about children from parents, and, among other provisions, prohibits teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity to children in kindergarten through the third grade.