ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — According to Action News Jax’s sister station WFTV, Central Florida parents say they have to sign permission slips for nearly everything this school year.
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Some Orange County parents were asked to sign off before their high school sophomores watched a PG-rated cartoon after school.
It’s another effect of Florida’s new Parental Rights in Education law. The law says parents must fill out a permission slip ahead of any school-sponsored event their student participates in.
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Some parents are saying this law has gone too far.
Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Boone High School organized a fun “Rom-com movie night” at the football field after school.
Students voted to watch the PG-rated Disney film, “Tangled.”
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