{"id":1637459,"date":"2022-09-09T10:10:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T14:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1637459"},"modified":"2022-09-09T10:19:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T14:19:21","slug":"florida-city-school-board-votes-against-lgbt-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-city-school-board-votes-against-lgbt-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida city school board votes against LGBT History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-city-school-board-votes-against-lgbt-history-month%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1637459&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09101859\/90-150\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">A<\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a><br \/>\n school board has voted down recognizing October as<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lgbt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBTQ History<\/a><br \/>\n Month.\n<\/p>\n<p>In an 8-1 vote, the<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami-Dade School Board<\/a><br \/>\n decided against the measure that would have included teaching 12th graders about two Supreme Court cases that recognize same-sex marriage and offer protections for LGBT employees.\n<\/p>\n<p>Board member Lucia Baez-Geller, who brought the measure before the board Wednesday and was the lone vote in favor of it, called the vote results \u201cshocking and sad.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"TweetEmbed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Although we are disappointed by the outcome, we must not be disheartened. We will continue to advocate for our students, support our marginalized populations, and create a safe space for each and every student across our district. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gX4LSm5kjf\">pic.twitter.com\/gX4LSm5kjf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lucia Baez-Geller, Miami-Dade School Board (@luciabaezgeller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/luciabaezgeller\/status\/1568040035433299968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\n<br \/>\u201cThe 8 to 1 vote against the recognition of LGBTQ History Month is both shocking and sad for our community, and especially difficult for our LGBTQ students, parents, and teachers,\u201d Baez-Geller<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/luciabaezgeller\/status\/1568040035433299968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a><br \/>\n in a statement. \u201cI am confident that the vast majority of our community members reject the anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and the politics of division.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/lebron-james-drake-sued-stealing-rights-hockey-film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LEBRON JAMES AND DRAKE SUED AND ACCUSED OF STEALING RIGHTS TO <\/a><br \/>\n<i><br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/lebron-james-drake-sued-stealing-rights-hockey-film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BLACK ICE <\/a><br \/>\n<\/i><br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/lebron-james-drake-sued-stealing-rights-hockey-film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HOCKEY FILM<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe will continue to advocate for our students, support our marginalized populations, and create a safe space for each and every student across our district,\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting Wednesday, parents, teachers, and students spoke regarding the measure for more than three hours.\n<\/p>\n<p>Patricia Moore spoke against the measure and was<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/education\/article265487426.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a><br \/>\n applauded when saying that schools \u201care not here to indoctrinate with the LGBTQ agenda. We should not expose our children to this in school.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Michael Rajner spoke in favor of the measure, however, noting his experience being gay included having parents who told him not to tell others.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur struggle is real. Our struggle is history,\u201d Rajner said.\n<\/p>\n<p>Vice Chairman Steve Gallon III, who last year voted in favor of recognizing October as LGBTQ Month, said the measure this year \u201cdid not fully comport with the law,\u201d referencing Florida\u2019s recently passed<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/community-family\/how-a-florida-parental-rights-bill-was-misnamed-as-a-dont-say-gay-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parental Rights in Education law<\/a><br \/>\n that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed in March.\n<\/p>\n<p>Attorney Walter Harvey disagreed and told the school board that because the measure did not make changes to curriculum or instruction, he believed it was in compliance with the state law.\n<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>October is recognized as National LGBT History Month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Florida school board has voted down recognizing October as LGBTQ History Month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1637462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1637459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1637459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1637459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1637459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1637462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1637459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1637459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1637459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}