DeSantis signs bill banning 'woke' school lessons, workplace training into law

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/desants-crt-indvidual-freedom-woke-act-bill-signed/67-bdf4fd11-6b09-4ea6-b9ad-fd26394dc0b6

HIALEAH GARDENS, Fla. — With the flick of his pen, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 7 – known as the “Individual Freedom” bill – into law Friday, banning school lessons or workplace training that could make participants feel discomfort or guilt.

The bill bars any teachings or workplace trainings that “espouses, promotes, advances, inculcates, or compels” someone to believe a particular race or sex is morally superior, or an individual can be inherently racist or sexist.

“We’re here today because we believe in education, not indoctrination," DeSantis said at a press conference Friday in Hialeah Gardens.

It also targets the teachings of critical race theory in Florida classrooms.

"We believe an important component of freedom in the state of Florida is the freedom from having oppressive ideologies opposed upon you without your consent whether it be in the classroom or whether it be in the workplace," DeSantis added.

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Their plan to destroy public education rolls on.

You couldn't pay me enough to teach in a red state.

[doc03]

1. The 2024 GQP presidential candidate.

[Lovie777]

2. WOW . ...

what's the rush?

[Thomas Hurt]

3. he is running for President and the march toward christofascist theocracy in the US continues.

[Walleye]

4. Did he offer a legal definition of "woke"?

God he’s trumpier than Trump

[moose65]

5. This is so stupid

Who gets to decide what is "indoctrination"? The courts? I see a shitload of frivolous lawsuits coming up.

The law deals in tangible things, not in "feelings."

[Bettie]

6. So, in Florida, the first amendment no longer applies

to anything but hate speech directed toward marginalized groups.

I am very frustrated with this day.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Calculus caused me discomfort.

I guess it would be a against the law these days.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

8. By God, I will live long enough

To see Florida become a reef.

[Initech]

9. This is all to score points with Fox News viewers and that's about it.

Fuck them.

[Beaverhausen]

10. What gives him the right to tell private businesses what they can and can't use to train employees?

He is really going too far.

[samnsara]

11. im so glad i live on the west coast

[budkin]

12. MLK would have been labelled "woke" in the 1960s

Had the term existed.