Teacher Under Investigation By DeSantis Says Parental Rights ‘Are Gone When Your Child Is In The Public School System’

A teacher under investigation by the Florida Department of Education for showing an LGBT themed film to 10-year-olds said Tuesday parents don’t have rights when a child is in public school.

Teacher Jenna Barbee of the Hernando County, Florida School District is under investigation by the DeSantis administration after showing her classroom “Strange World,” which features a gay character who has a crush on another man. The teacher has attacked critics, accusing them of trying to “get rid of every form of representation out of our schools.”

Barbee also told school board member Shannon Rodriguez that if her child was gay she wouldn’t love them during a May 9 school board meeting.