A Florida school board has overruled a superintendent’s executive decision and sided with students at a local high school, voting not to censor yearbook photos of a student-led protest against the state’s “Parental Rights in Education” law, more commonly known as the “Don’t Say Gay” law. The controversy arose after district officials balked at the inclusion of photos of the student-led protests in the yearbook of Lyman High School, located in the Orlando suburb of Longwood. Students also took to social media to criticize school and district officials, creating a hashtag #stopthestickers to draw attention to their cause. In fact, she argued her decision was consistent with school board policy authorizing prior restraint of school-sponsored publications. She also assured the school board that the smaller stickers could be ordered and added to the yearbooks, which could then be distributed to students in the coming week.

Source: MetroXpress May 13, 2022 19:09 UTC