The only governor wearing lifts, Ron Desantis, has made it his mission to push a relentless, oppressive, and racist agenda to turn back the clock on civil rights in Florida. In January of this year, the fascist majority in the state legislature passed a new law to root out and eliminate any and all efforts in state universities to implement the democratic values of equity, equality, diversity, and inclusion. You know, those core aspirations in the founding documents of the United States of America.
This clip is from the Press Office of the Florida Department of Education (FDOE):
The State Board of Education also replaced the course "Principles of Sociology" with a comprehensive general education core course in American History. The aim is to provide students with an accurate and factual account of the nation's past, rather than exposing them to radical woke ideologies, which had become commonplace in the now replaced course.
“Higher education must return to its essential foundations of academic integrity and the pursuit of knowledge instead of being corrupted by destructive ideologies,” said Florida Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. “These actions today ensure that we will not spend taxpayers’ money supporting DEI and radical indoctrination that promotes division in our society.”
Florida remains committed to providing our students with a world-class education rooted in the pursuit of truth, rather than biased indoctrination, which is why the state’s higher education system has been ranked #1 in the nation for seven consecutive years by the U.S. News & World Report.
These bellicose bullies have gone so far now as use AI to screen course syllabi and to flag even the mention of diversity, inclusion, and/or equity. In the process, academic freedom is being trampled and democratic values are being jettisoned.
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