A Florida high school required parents’ permission for students to watch Disney’s ‘Tangled,’ prompting some to say local education laws are ‘out of control’

• A Florida high school required parents to sign a permission slip to let their kids watch “Tangled.”
• DeSantis’ Parental Rights in Education law requires permission slips for school-sponsored events.
• One parent said the influx of permission slips is getting “out of control” and “burdensome.”

A Central Florida high school required parents to sign a permission slip for students to watch a Disney film, prompting some to suggest Gov. Ron DeSantis’ education laws are excessive.

Sophomore students attending Boone High School decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day last week by hosting a “Rom-com movie night” on the football field after classes ended, according to WFTV , an ABC affiliate in Orlando. The teens voted to watch “Tangled,” a PG-rated animated film.

It was an innocuous school-sanctioned event that would have caused little stir in the past.

But the new Parental Rights in Education law championed by DeSantis has now saddled such activities with red tape. Under the law, parents must fill out a permission slip before any school-sponsored event.

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