Florida is the latest state to bar critical race theory
, an intellectual movement that’s been around for decades that seeks to expose racism in American life that’s become a bugaboo of late for conservatives.... [+]The Florida Board of Education voted 8-0 Thursday to direct Florida teachers to not “share their personal view” or “indoctrinate or persuade students to a particular point of view” in the classroom.
While the language does not specifically mention critical race theory by name, it will effectively ban the theory from being taught to the more than 2.8 million children enrolled in Florida public schools. It has not been taught in Florida public schools, but the proposal was heavily pushed in recent weeks by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who said critical race theory “encourages children toand to hate each other.”Some educators criticized the proposal, saying it whitewashes U.S. history and calling it political in nature.
The Florida Education Association, the state teachers union, rallied against the rule and proposed an amendment to state guidelines that would “reflectFlorida is the fifth state to ban the theory from being taught in schools, after
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