Florida private schools' curriculum downplays slavery, says humans and dinosaurs lived together

[jayschool2013]

From the Orlando Sentinel, but published and linked here to the St. Augustine Record

ORLANDO — Some private schools in Florida that rely on public funding teach students that dinosaurs and humans lived together, that God’s intervention prevented Catholics from dominating North America and that slaves who “knew Christ” were better off than free men who did not.

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The Florida Department of Education does not track the curriculum used by the 140,000 students who attend private schools on state vouchers. In fact, Florida law prohibits the department from asking about or regulating academics at these schools.

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In October, the Sentinel published its “Schools Without Rules” series that documented problems in some scholarship schools, including campuses that hired teachers without degrees and with criminal records, that forged fire and health inspection forms, and faced eviction midyear because they failed to pay their bills. Reporters visited 35 Central Florida private schools for that series and found 65 percent used one of the three Christian curricula.

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“Honestly, with our curriculum ... a certified teacher is not required,” Natasha Griffin, district superintendent of Esther’s School, which has seven campuses in Florida, told the Orlando Sentinel last year.

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#Floriduh

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. This might explain Florida Man.

[appalachiablue]

2. Distorted teachings, dodgy teachers, lax safety/health standards

and using public money to fund these private 'schools' is offensive and harmful to kids, communities and the nation.