A Florida school district banned a book about a real-life same-sex penguin couple from classrooms and school libraries. Lake County Schools located in Florida told Fox News Digital on Monday that the book violates Florida law on teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity to children from Kindergarten to third grade. RELATED: Federal appeals court upholds Florida school district's transgender bathroom banThe banning of the book stems from Republican Gov. Florida House Bill 1557 " Parental Rights in Education ," which was dubbed by critics as the "don't say gay" bill. The law bans teachers from giving classroom instruction on "sexual orientation" or "gender identity" in grades Kindergarten through third grade.

Source: Fox News January 10, 2023 21:56 UTC