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The Florida statute only codifies existing law:

First, over sixty years ago in the midst of World War II, the Supreme Court held that no government — state or federal — possessed the power to compel students in public schools to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. West Virginia State Bd. of Educ. v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943). In Barnette, the Court held that a state law that forced schoolchildren to recite the Pledge of Allegiance against their will violated the First Amendment. Id. Barnette stands for the proposition that freedom of speech protects both the right to speak and the right not to speak; id., at 645 (Murphy, J. concurring). The state, thus, cannot force an individual to utter words that contravene the beliefs and attitudes held by that individual. E.g., Wooley v. Maynard, 430 U.S. 705, 714 (1977).

In Barnette, 319 U.S. at 642, the Court explained its reasoning clearly and directly:

[F]reedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order. . . .

“[C]ompelling the flag salute and pledge transcends constitutional limitations” on the power of local authorities. Id. at 642. It “invades the sphere of intellect and spirit which it is the purpose of the First Amendment to our Constitution to reserve from all official control.” Id. at 642.