Leading up to the board meeting, police tape formed an aisle into the school board building as hundreds gathered to rally in the parking lot. Ron DeSantis - who signed the bill into law - and overhaul the school district's current LGBTQ+ Support Guide. The School Board opted to table a vote on a resolution introduced by School board member Charlotte Joyce to support the State of Florida's Parental Rights in Education Bill, thank Gov. The Tuesday evening meeting lasted nearly eight hours, wrapping at about 1:50 a.m., but no final decision was made. What otherwise would have been a routine Duval County School Board meeting, with discussions over Teacher Appreciation Month and maintenance projects, morphed into a lengthy and heated culture wars debate discussing gender identity and LGBTQ+ issues on campus. View Gallery: DCPS board meeting support protest
