Florida Governor DeSantis Signs Anti-Gay Student Bill Into Law

Mar 29, 2022 View Original Article
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    12% Somewhat Conservative

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    8% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    26% Positive

Bias Score Analysis

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"The bill -- now a law -- prohibits teachers from instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in Kindergarten through third grade."
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6% Conservative
"The bill prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through 3 grade and prohibits instruction that is not age appropriate for students and requires school districts to adopt procedures for notifying parents if there is a change in services from the school regarding a child's mental, emotional or physical health or well-being."
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"Don't Say Gay Now Law In Florida, Home To Disney, Pulse Night Club Shooting...BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright u00a9 2022 MetroDesk Media, LLC) -- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis today signed the bill commonly known as Don't Say Gay."
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8% Conservative
"We are publishing the official language provided by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' media team that continues to try to explain the law:Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill (HB) 1557, Parental Rights in Education, which reinforces parents' fundamental rights to make decisions regarding the upbringing of their children."
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8% Conservative
"We are publishing the official language provided by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' media team that continues to try to explain the law:Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill (HB) 1557, Parental Rights in Education, which reinforces parents' fundamental rights to make decisions regarding the upbringing of their children."
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8% Conservative
"The bill builds on the Parents' Bill of Rights, which was signed into law in Florida last year, and is part of Governor DeSantis' Year of the Parent focus on protecting parental rights in education."
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8% Conservative
"Fortunately, Governor DeSantis and I believe that parents should have a say."
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"Parents' rights have been increasingly under assault around the nation, but in Florida we stand up for the rights of parents and the fundamental role they play in the education of their children, said Governor Ron DeSantis."
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The bill -- now a law -- prohibits teachers from "instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in Kindergarten through third grade."
43% : The bill prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through 3 grade and prohibits instruction that is not age appropriate for students and requires school districts to adopt procedures for notifying parents if there is a change in services from the school regarding a child's mental, emotional or physical health or well-being.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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