It's Black History month.
The permission slip listed the subject - an African American author.
DeSantis went ------- over it.
The problem is that the state has everyone terrified that if they don't do everything they can to make things crystal clear and stay away from controversy, then the teachers are subject to criminal charges, loss of job, and imprisonment.
That's why so many books have been pulled.

For chrissakes, a teacher can't use anything but the legal full name of a child in a classroom in Florida without a permission slip from the parent listing allowable nicknames. The parents around me in my neighborhood were all talking about it the start of the school year last year.

#21 - True, it does that, but the reason these damn permissions slips are going out to everyone over everything is because Diaz is an ----- and won't clarify the requirements, the law is deliberately ambiguous, and the fines and penalties are extreme.

Meanwhile DeSantis and Diaz get to act like they're the victims.

You are insane.

What's in my pockets? Nothing at this moment. Let me ask you:

Is it a "hoax" that parents have to list all the nicknames that are acceptable to use for their kids?
Is it a "hoax" that a teacher is prohibited by law from calling "Kimberly" "Kim" without that permission slip?
Is it a "hoax" that only the pronoun that corresponds to the sex listed at the time of birth can be used to address a child by any teacher, administrator, or school personnel, no matter what that child's gender is?

"Under the Parental Rights in Education, or Don't Say Gay, law, teachers can't use a child's preferred pronouns. They also can't call a child a name that's different from the one on their birth certificate unless a parent signs off"

Besides all the utter nonsense of having to refer to a list of acceptable names that are allowable, this also creates other issues. For instance, this leads to the situation where "Marcia" is allowed, but "Marcia" must be referred to as "he" if "Marcia" is non-binary or transexual.

A hoax you just created that doesn't exist.

The reason is right in the article or if you bothered, on the permission slip.
The reason to mention the author is African-American is because this is all part of black history month.
It's not the Author's work that requires the permission slip, it's those that would be presenting aren't school officials.

It sure appears that you are trying to force things into your confirmation biased self-created and self-serving narrative.

You using "hoax" for anything you don't like makes you look like Trump.
That's not sane.
Also learn what gaslighting means, please.
And if you don't like being called insane, exhibit sanity.
It's not complicated.

So you say.
The posts above will be judged by whoever reads them.
They can make their own judgements.
I'm good with that.

Not sure why you'd call it a stunt. This is the way life is in Florida these days. It was all predictable. The ambiguity, the anti-Black History bent, the White-washing, turning slavery into a skills development program, can't say gay, drag shows, pronouns, on and on and on. Then you pile on FELONY charges and prison threats for teachers if they don't comply, and those that are supposed to make things clear refuse to do so.

Seriously, what do you expect to happen?

Do I need to remind you what's happening to women here because doctors are scared to death to do their jobs if a woman's having a troubled pregnancy?

Exactly right, Gal.

What do I know? I only live here and have friends that are teachers and hear about this all the time. They are all doing all they can to do things in a way that won't get them in trouble or worse.

Don't feel sorry for me, Sentinel. I don't need your misdirected self-righteous, pity.
The one needing help is looking back at you in the mirror.

So you say.

I don't know how many times it has to be said, but I'll say it one more time:
The permission slip was sent because of the guest attendees.
It is RIGHT on the permission slip.

Here's the lie:

Manny Diaz Jr.
@CommMannyDiazJr
This is a hoax.

Florida does not require a permission slip to teach African American history or to celebrate Black History Month.

Any school that does this is completely in the wrong.

Thanks Eberly.

This is why I detest DeSantis and Diaz so, so much.
They create utter confusion and then play like they're the victims.
It is repulsive, weak, and pathetic.
They need to OWN what they create, manifest, and perpetuate.
They need to clarify when something goes wrong, not scream "HOAX!"

Just like when women can't get care here, end up miscarrying in a public bathroom, or sit in their cars in a hospital ER parking lot until the sepsis becomes too bad to ignore.

When an entire class fails class it's not the student's fault.

I assumed it was because Miranda was honest and upfront with the obvious but then, like always, had to add the "it could have been written to..." hedging.

Look at the headline.

So you want me to look at the headline, written to grab attention, draw a conclusion from that, rather than read the actual documents and understand them?

BRILLIANT! (that was sarcasm.)

You do know where "hoax" came from, right?
Did you figure that out?
I did quote it...
#46. Right after "Here's the lie:"
See who said it? Get where that phrase came from? No?

This is why America is screwed.

Oh, and the headline doesn't have the word "hoax" in it.
If you have to keep lying to make a point your point isn't worth making,