In some Florida schools, kids can be hit as a form of discipline. It's not new — the only difference is that now, effective July 1, districts employing the controversial practice will have to get ...

Melissa Calhoun was fired after calling a student a preferred name and did not follow Florida’s "Parental Authorization for Deviation from Student's Legal Name Form" law Google Maps A Florida teacher ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Abortion access in Florida is center stage as the state’s more restrictive six-week ban took effect May 1. At the same time, voters will have the chance to decide in November ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., warned that a 2020 law requiring parental consent for abortions would be eliminated if voters approve a 2024 abortion ballot initiative. But this isn’t a foregone conclusion ...

Florida legislation proposes parental consent for minors seeking birth control or STI treatment, contradicting national medical guidance. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ...

Survivors of childhood sexual assault overwhelmingly spoke out against legislation that would require parental consent for contraception and treatment for sexually transmitted infections for minors, ...

Citing parental rights, a Florida appeals court Wednesday ruled that a law that can allow minors to have abortions without their parents' consent is unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the 5th ...

Although older teens could work unlimited hours, they wouldn’t be able to get treatment for sexually transmitted infections on their own under two bills the Florida House approved Friday. House ...

Amendment 4 would enshrine abortion access in Florida if approved by at least 60% of voters in November. If the initiative passes, its provision against anything that “prohibits,” “delays” or ...