据佛罗里达新闻社报道，甘特谴责麦克莱恩的法案，以及对儿童可以获得的教育材料的限制，称这是一种“书籍禁令”，会对学生的教育造成负面影响。
代表迈阿密的甘特在听证会上说：“我希望我们都能明白，所谓‘保护孩子们的纯真’的说辞，其实是在剥夺他们批判性思考的能力。”
“I hope that we all understand that we are taking away the ability for our children to be critical thinkers, by telling them we want to protect their innocence,” Gantt, who represents Miami, said during the hearing.
麦克莱恩驳斥了对该法案的指控和批评，认为“提出的许多指控都是错误的”。
McClain rebutted the claims against and criticism of the bill, arguing that “a lot of the things that were brought forward were misinformation.”
麦克莱恩说：“把这个行动称为‘禁书’之类的事，是荒谬且错误的。我们正在努力做的是，确保父母能知道他们的孩子在使用哪些教材，并且有权力质疑这些教材。”
“This idea that book banning is taking place, and all of that, is a myth and is not true,” McClain said. “Members, what we’re trying to do is ensure that our parents continue to have the opportunity to know what materials are being used to instruct [their children] and to have the ability to challenge that.”
该法案下一步将提交到州议会。如果由共和党控制的众议院通过了该法案，它仍需由州参议院批准，才能由德桑蒂斯签署成为法律。
甘特告诉《华盛顿邮报》，她目前还不清楚该法案是否会被修正，以允许年轻女孩在学校谈论她们的经期。她再次批评该法案没有为儿童最终成为知情的成年人做好准备。
她说:“孩童的成长没有回头路，如果我们犯了错，不会有重来的机会。那么，为什么我们要提出或者实施政策来阻止小女孩了解自己的身体呢？”
“We don’t get do-overs with children, we don’t get that opportunity again,” she said. “So why are we implementing or proposing policies from stopping little girls from understanding their body?”
