Even though the Florida Department of Education has already banned the classroom teaching of Critical Race Theory, lawmakers in the state are attempting to go even further, passing a law to protect whites’ “feelings” during education dealing with Black history.
Amy Simonson of CNN reported that a bill backed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has received the first approval from Florida’s Senate Education Committee. The bill would ban public schools and private businesses in Florida from “making people feel ‘discomfort’ or ‘guilt’ based on their race, sex or national origin,” Simonson reported.
The bill, named “Individual Freedom,” passed by a 6-to-3 vote. All Republicans on the committee voted in favor of it, and all Democrats voted against it.
