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Legislators blocking children from playing on the sports teams that correlate with their gender identities. youve also got a lieutenant governor promising to quote make it a top priority to pass a copycat of floridas dont say gay bill. which prohibits classroom lessons on sexual orientation or gender identity. floridas law even allows parachute school difference that they believe the law was broken. possibly putting teachers at risk of punishment. and lets not forget the issue, almost all school...

Norah. >> odonnell: quite a decision. scott macfarlane, thank you. well, today, florida lawmakers passed what opponents have called "the dont say gay" bill. the measure would limit classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identiam. sates aso address l.g.b.t.q.+ issues in school. we get more now from cbs manuel bojorquez. bojorquez. >> reporter: some have voiced their opposition in public. for others, the struggle is personal. 17-year-old andriy triloleo, who is transgender, says the sa...

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Not fund or encourage a particular curriculum. thats a strictly state and local issue. however at the cbs web site says the classroom lessons are funded by the department of education. we pointed that out to the education department. we are waiting for a response from them. the founder of the christian action network, he joins us now. explain how you believe the department of education is funding pro-islamic propaganda. what are they doing exactly? >> if you go to the pbs learning media web site...

Thats a strictly state and local issue. however at the pbs web site says the classroom lessons are funded by the department of education. we pointed that out to the education department. we are waiting for a response from them. the founder of the christian action network, he joins us now. explain how you believe the department of education is funding pro-islamic propaganda. what are they doing exactly? >> if you go to the pbs learning media web site and pull up the islamic education programs, th...

Veterans and the schools rotc program. hes a controversial professor who ordered students to stomp on pieces of paper that had jesus names written on them. rick scott is demanding an investigation into the classroom lessons so to speak. the governor said the incident gave him great concerns over the lessons being taught. we learned florida atlantic university will not punish the stude student. he was infiitially suspended fo not participating and he reported him to the school. virginia will requ...

I understand the parents not having to mess with the classroom lessons, they need a uniform curriculum. in most schools you can opt your children out of sex education, because a lot of parents think its for the parents and not the school district. why should the school district be allowed to give the child a condom if the parent says, i dont want that. >> reporter: if the parents were doing their jobs at home then there wont be as much teen pregnancy. its very important to have sex education in ...