Florida's Department of Education has issued a memo today stating that Florida schools should ignore new USDA guidance saying schools cannot discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in light of Bostock. This is legally, factually, and morally wrong.
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This not only violates federal law, it also violates Florida state law. Schools will open themselves up to massive legal liability under Title IX private right of action lawsuits.
The DeSantis administration continues to be a cesspool of lawless hate for LGBTQ youth.
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This is at the same time the Florida board of medicine seeks to ban all gender affirming care in the state of Florida using medical licensing of doctors as leverage. This is a full on war against trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming youth.
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Florida is attempting to do a back door ban of ALL gender affirming care by creating their own psuedo-scientific standards of care that will emphasize conversion therapy. There will be a hearing on August 5 at 8am at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport Marriot. Be there.Show this thread
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I mean, it's true that it's nonbinding guidance that creates no legal obligations. It's the statutes that create the legal obligations
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Agency interpretations of statutory requirements are typically given deference in court. While not a full APA rule which would invoke chevron, judges are supposed to be modest and not overly question agency clarification and interpretation.
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Politicians should always protect the children no matter how the children are (queer or whatever politicians think is not appropriate). Read amendment 14.
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this is cruel and ugly .
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These are Federal funds and the federal government can restrict who they go too as a condition of the funds, and the FDA says all children are eligible .
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They’re just begging for this to end up in Supreme Court.
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