A federal judge in Florida has blocked a law pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that restricts certain race-based conversations and analysis in colleges.
A federal judge in Florida on Thursday blocked a law pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that restricts certain race-based conversations and analysis in colleges."Stop Woke" actThe law prohibits teaching or business practices that contend members of one ethnic group are inherently racist and should feel guilt for past actions committed by others.
The ruling is at least a temporary setback to the powerful Republican governor's agenda to combat what he describes as the"woke ideology" of liberals and critical race theory, a way of thinking about America's history through the lens of racism. DeSantis won ato a second term this month after a campaign that focused heavily on cultural issues.
"The Stop W.O.K.E. Act protects the open exchange of ideas by prohibiting teachers or employers who hold agency over others from forcing discriminatory concepts on students as part of classroom instruction or on employees as a condition of maintaining employment," said Bryan Griffin, DeSantis' press secretary.
The governor began pushing for the law late last year and the Republican-controlled Legislature passed it during the 2022 legislative session.
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