Legal action plagues Florida laws: It’s time to update the Miller Test

by | Jun 21, 2024

Over the past few months, Florida has had a series of legal news stories when it relates to recently passed education laws. This has included a settlement on the parents rights in education law, an OCR complaint filed against Collier County for removing explicit books, and a newly filed lawsuit against HB 1069. 

Parents rights in education settlement:

https://goflca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/parental-rights-in-education-settlement-002.pdf

OCR complaint:

https://goflca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Collier-County-OCR-Complaint-Public.pdf

HB 1069 lawsuit:

https://goflca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FILED-HB-1069-Complaint.pdf 

These three legal actions speak to why we need to update the Miller Test to protect children in schools. Stay tuned for more information to come on the Miller Test update.

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