The law seeks to place a widespread ban on the teaching of topics deemed related to Critical Race Theory, and the promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion
challenges, including from the American Civil Liberties Union , and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression .
“Any law that limits the free exchange of ideas in university classrooms should lose in both the court of law and the court of public opinion,” FIRE wrote on social media. DeSantis’ Press Secretary Bryan Griffin said that the court did “not rule on the merits of our appeal,” and that the administration remained “confident that the law is constitutional.”
DeSantis and the Florida government have made public education a central target in the state’s legislative culture war. In January, the governor proposedof the state’s higher education system aimed at banning schools from “supporting campus activities or programs that promote divisive concepts like DEI and CRT.
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