If the culture war has a ground zero, it may be Florida schools. Under Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration, the state has banned discussions about sexual orientation or gender identity in classrooms up to third grade; prohibited “critical race theory” (a concept that educators say was never taught in grades K–12); made it easier for parents to ban books with racial or LGBTQ themes; and, most recently, approved public school guidelines that imply slavery benefited some Black people.
In DeSantis’ own words, “Florida is the place where woke goes to die.”
It’s also, apparently, where science goes to die. Last month, Florida became the first state in the nation to approve the use of “educational” videos produced by the conservative organization Prager University Foundation, a group co-founded by right-wing radio host Dennis Prager. While no school district has announced plans to show any of PragerU’s videos, NPR reports, there’s nothing to stop teachers from independently airing the material. As a Florida Department of Education spokesperson said in a statement, the material aligns with Florida’s revised civics […]
I used to be proud of being from Florida. But then came Rick Scott and that was the first sting. But then we got Ron DeSantis, a true fascist from every definition of the word. He clearly is anti-education and had a set of beliefs and values that go against normal thinking and beliefs. There is no way this man should be president. He wants to “slit the throats” of Federal workers once he is elected because he wants to get rid of the bulk of them. On Day One, he just stated that he would send troops to the border and the other day he said the purpose was to shoot any drug dealers—-no arrest, no court case, just shoot them He has to be the worst nightmare as a president than anyone could dream of.
Terri Quint