Florida teacher probed after showing students Disney movie

A fifth-grade teacher in Florida is currently under investigation after she showed a Disney movie that featured a gay character in class.

Jenna Barbee, who teaches at Winding Waters K-8 in Brooksville, says she originally thought the movie, “Strange World,” was appropriate for students to watch since it is rated PG. Despite the rating, school district policy states all movies must first get approval from school leadership before they can be viewed by students.

“I was showing a movie to my students about Earth because that’s our current lessons in science,” Barbee said.

Disney’s description of the film states it’s a movie about a family of explorers trying to save their world from a strange power outage.

The film features a gay teenager, which is what sparked concern for a parent and Hernando County School Board member Shannon Rodriguez.