Viktor Orban identified schools and universities as a source of dissent, and set out to seize ideological control by placing his allies in charge. Ron DeSantis is doing the exact same thing in Florida. jonathanchait writes
forbidding businesses, schools, and universities from espousing a series of concepts , was struck down last year as a blatant violation of the First Amendment. But DeSantis and his allies are plotting to find ways around their legal defeat.reports that several universities in the state have dropped or altered courses on critical race theory, a perfectly respectable academic discipline, in response to the ongoing threats.
“Public records obtained by Popular Information through the Florida Freedom to Read Project reveal that several Florida schools have already removed books with LGBTQ characters from their libraries, citing the Parental Rights in Education Act,” he finds. “Further, training materials produced by the Florida Department of Education for librarians reveal that the DeSantis administration is encouraging this expansive interpretation of the law.
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