Florida Republicans advanced a new House bill on Wednesday that would ban teachers and government officials from displaying pride flags and those that champion the Black Lives Matter movement.

The bill, HB 901 , would bar the display of any flag that represents a political viewpoint, including, but not limited to, a politically partisan, racial, sexual orientation and gender, or political ideology viewpoint. State Rep. David Borrero (R), the bills co-sponsor, rejected calls the legislation was homophobic and hateful, telling the Associated Press it was meant to protect kids from radicalization.

Public classrooms should not be the place where our kids go to be radicalized and evangelized into accepting these partisan, radical ideologies, Borrero told the outlet. Its wholly inappropriate to be putting those types of flags in front of public school students and in government buildings.

He went on to say the bills language would allow flags of sovereign states recognized by the United States to be displayed. But the flag of Palestine, which is not recognized by the U.S., would not be allowed, he told the AP. Teachers would also not even be allowed to wear a lapel pin bearing such flags.

Students would not be included in the ban.