Teachers in Florida have legal restrictions to follow when it comes to certain topics due to the Parental Rights in Education law, known by critics as Don’t Say Gay, which forbids instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity all the way up to high school seniors. Despite strict boundaries on both students and faculty, teachers in Palm Beach County called on board members to help LGBTQ+ students and faculty feel included and comfortable in schools. One way the board is doing that is by highlighting October as LGBTQ+ History Month. The board has done so for several years. According to the Library of Congress, October has held this designation for nearly 30 years, since 1994. The month-long event observes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer history, the history of gay rights and related civil rights movements. Tom Lander, chairman of the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Safe Schools said, “That’s why I compliment the Palm Beach County School Board that every year, you have endorsed LGBTIQ+ history. Because if you don’t, you erase some of our children’s existence and their reality.” #Queer Up Education