Gov. DeSantis signs controversial education bill in Spring Hill

SPRING HILL, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the controversial “Parental Rights in Education” bill — also dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — Monday in Spring Hill.

The governor was joined by Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran and House Speaker Christ Sprowls. The three were at Classical Preparatory School in Spring Hill for the news conference.

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This comes after DeSantis has signed several bills into law in the last couple weeks.

The governor signed a measure that will revamp the state’s testing system and eliminate the Florida Standards Assessments.

Last Friday, he signed CB/HB 1467 into law, imposing four-year term limits on school board members and subjecting most material in district schools’ libraries and classrooms — instructional or otherwise — to new governmental oversight and approval practices.

News 6 will stream the news conference live at the top of this story when it begins.