DeSantis defends Florida parental rights law, fires back at White House 'lie'
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign fired back at the White House Friday after press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre slammed the state's new parental rights law as it went into effect.
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"Governor DeSantis's pro-parent education agenda stands in stark contrast to the policies coming out of Washington as Joe Biden tries to steal lunch money from our kids to push woke gender ideology. As a father of three young children, Governor DeSantis is committed to putting students first and protecting parents’ rights, and no false White House statement will change that."
DeSantis signed the bill into law in March that would ban teachers from giving classroom instruction on "sexual orientation" or "gender identity" in kindergarten through third grade.
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