{"id":129468,"date":"2022-08-20T09:18:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T13:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=129468"},"modified":"2022-08-20T09:22:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T13:22:09","slug":"florida-education-secretary-tells-groomer-teachers-to-take-a-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=129468","title":{"rendered":"Florida Education Secretary Tells Groomer Teachers To Take A Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Reported by: <a href=\"https:\/\/flvoicenews.com\/education-sec-manny-diaz-jr-urges-teachers-wanting-to-teach-sexual-ideology-to-leave-the-state\/\">By Lydia Nusbaum\u00a0Florida\u2019s Voice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-140101 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/nemosnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FL-Education-Secretary-Tells-Groomer-Teachers-To-Take-A-Hike.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nemosnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FL-Education-Secretary-Tells-Groomer-Teachers-To-Take-A-Hike.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nemosnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FL-Education-Secretary-Tells-Groomer-Teachers-To-Take-A-Hike-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nemosnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FL-Education-Secretary-Tells-Groomer-Teachers-To-Take-A-Hike-150x100.jpg 150w\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>TALLAHASSEE (FLV) \u2013 After a letter surfaced out of Fargo County, North Dakota of officials urging Florida teachers to relocate to the state if they oppose the Parental Rights in Education Act, Florida Education Secretary Manny Diaz Jr. said he agrees.<\/p>\n<p>The letter,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/flvoicenews.com\/out-of-state-schools-recruiting-florida-teachers-wanting-to-teach-kids-sexual-orientation-gender-identity\/\">addressed<\/a>\u00a0to \u201cFlorida Educators,\u201d was meant to express school officials\u2019 disdain for HB 1557, the Parental Rights in Education Act, which prohibits the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity for students in grades K-3. It encourages teachers to relocate to Fargo County if they disagree with the law.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Diaz Jr. said he wants teachers to leave Florida if they support teaching young kids about sexual ideology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI fully support an 1,800 mile relocation for any adult who insists on instructing K-3 students on sexual ideology,\u201d Diaz said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1559598784316940288&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnemosnewsnetwork.com%2Ffl-education-secretary-tells-groomer-teachers-to-take-a-hike%2F&amp;sessionId=774919f0545b2e36ef6b7a480d3db8e9d086dc33&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=31f0cdc1eaa0f%3A1660602114609&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1559598784316940288\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe media has distorted a bill with lies that are reflected in this letter. In Florida, we will continue recruiting &amp; supporting great teachers who provide a quality education focused on foundational subjects like literacy \u2013 particularly in the early grades,\u201d Diaz continued to say.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats dubbed the bill \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay,\u201d even though the bill does not prohibit saying gay. Democrats have said the new law is too vague and sends a \u201chateful message\u201d to the most vulnerable youth.<\/p>\n<p>States across the country are struggling to handle the teacher shortage. Florida has worked on innovative ways to create more pathways for teachers. For instance, the state made it easier for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/flvoicenews.com\/florida-schools-allow-veterans-to-temporarily-instruct-without-degrees-to-help-ease-teacher-shortage\/\">veterans to receive a temporary teaching degree.<\/a>\u00a0Gov. Ron DeSantis also announced a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/flvoicenews.com\/desantis-proposes-first-responder-bonuses-mentorship-programs-and-scholarships-to-help-recruit-teachers\/\">series of proposed initiatives<\/a>\u00a0to encourage more people to instruct students.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nemosnewsnetwork.com\/fl-education-secretary-tells-groomer-teachers-to-take-a-hike\/?inf_contact_key=e64299a31c6b04e93f923053805c412e680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1\">https:\/\/nemosnewsnetwork.com\/fl-education-secretary-tells-groomer-teachers-to-take-a-hike\/?inf_contact_key=e64299a31c6b04e93f923053805c412e680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=129468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129468\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=129468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=129468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=129468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}