Via the #MeidasTouchNetwork

«Florida School Requires Parental Permission For Students to Attend Reading of Book By Black Author
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A #Florida elementary school is receiving backlash after requiring students to obtain #ParentalPermission to attend a reading of a #book by a #Black author, in the latest instance of the #racist culture in Florida schools created under #RonDeSantis. »

https://www.meidastouch.com/news/florida-school-requires-parental-permission-for-students-to-attend-reading-of-book-by-black-author

Let's honor Mete for their call,
For protecting kids from it all.
A wise move for the future,
Not just a hostile suture
To stick it to TikTok is their gall.

#meta #tiktok #parentalpermission #ageverification #ode #poetry

http://www.businessinsider.com/meta-rules-children-using-apps-facebook-tiktok-age-verification-parents-2023-11

Michigan governor signs ‘overdue’ laws that aim to end child marriage. Minimum age raised to 18 in state that allowed 16- and 17-year-olds to wed with written permission from parent or guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/12/michigan-child-marriage-law-signed

#MichiganGovernor #ChildMarriageLaws #EndChildMarriage #MinimumAge #ParentalPermission #ChildProtection #Politics #News