An elementary school in the heart of Broward’s LGBTQ+ community sent out a notice that shocked some parents. The notice informed these parents a new after-school club would teach morals and values from “a Biblical framework.” Parents at Wilton Manors Elementary started researching the club, called First Priority Game Day and became even more concerned. While the club is open to students of any religious beliefs, adult volunteers must sign a “statement of faith,” which espouses anti-LGBTQ+ views. The club’s statement of faith says “Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person.” After complaints from the school’s PTA, Principal Tauri Eligon scrapped plans for the club, saying he hadn’t properly vetted it. This was at least the second time the Game Day club was stopped at a Broward public school after complaints, the other being McNab Elementary in Pompano Beach in 2021. The club, which serves students in grades 3 to 5, exists in some district-run schools as well as several charter schools. First Priority has had Christian clubs in numerous middle and high schools in South Florida for about 25 years. State and federal law generally allows religious clubs to meet during non-instructional hours in secondary schools if they were initiated by students. It’s unclear whether this restriction also applies to elementary clubs. #Queer Up Education