Florida DOE to schools: follow Biden transgender protections and risk breaking state law

Source: The Hill

Florida DOE to schools: follow Biden transgender protections and risk breaking state law

State Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. said the federal guidance issued in June is non-binding and “should not be treated as governing law.”

By Brooke Migdon

Florida’s Education Department in a memo sent Thursday to school leaders across the state said recent guidance from the Biden administration to expand Title IX protections for transgender students should be ignored, citing safety concerns and suggesting the guidance may violate Florida law.

Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. in a memo addressed to state superintendents, school boards, private school owners and charter school governing boards, said the federal guidance was non-binding and “should not be treated as governing law.”

“The Department will not stand idly by as federal agencies attempt to impose a sexual ideology on Florida schools that risk the health, safety, and welfare of Florida students,” Diaz wrote in the memo dated July 28.

In June, the Biden administration announced a number of proposed changes to Title IX, including expanding protections for transgender students.

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