Florida Teens Plan School Protest Of DeSantis Education Agenda

Tampa Bay Times; Published By: Jeffrey S. Solochek

The big story: Last year, Sarasota’s Zander Moricz defied his school by speaking out about gay rights during his graduation speech.

His talk about what it’s like to be discriminated against because of — curly hair — gained him national attention in the fight against the bill he and others deemed Don’t Say Gay. A year later, he’s trying to rekindle teen activism with a call for a student walkout Friday.

“Black, queer, trans, and female-identifying people and their histories are the targets of government censorship. Our governor has forgotten that students have rights,” his group Walkout 2 Learn said in its announcement. “We’re here to remind him.” Read more from WWSB.