Plaintiffs and Florida education officials have agreed to a settlement in the litigation over the 2022 Parental Rights in Education Act, which the Governor’s Office said aimed to keep “radical gender and sexual ideology” out of young children’s classrooms.

Both the plaintiffs, including parents, students, teachers and nonprofit groups, and the Governor’s Office claimed victory after the settlement was announced March 11. The settlement, which has been submitted to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, will likely lead to the dismissal of  the underlying lawsuit, which argued the law violated the constitutional rights to equal protection, due process and free speech..

“We fought hard to ensure this law couldn’t be maligned in court, as it was in the public arena by the media and large corporate actors,” Ryan Newman, the general counsel for Gov. Ron DeSantis, said in a statement provided by the Governor’s Office. “We are victorious, and Florida’s classrooms will remain a safe place under the Parental Rights in Education Act.”