Ron DeSantis Will Take Out Critical Race Theory from Florida’s School Curriculum

Critical race theory will not have a place in any public schools in the Sunshine State.

Governor Ron DeSantis announced on March 17, 2021 that Florida’s curriculum will “expressly exclude…Critical Race Theory.”  DeSantis declared,“There’s no room in our classrooms for things like Critical Race Theory. Teaching kids to hate their country and to hate each other is not worth one red cent of taxpayer money.”

In his announcement, DeSantis unveiled a $106 million proposal to promote civics education and civics literacy in public schools.

“Our schools are supposed to give people a foundation of knowledge, not supposed to be indoctrination centers, where you’re trying to push specific ideologies,” DeSantis said at a press conference in Naples, Florida.

Under this proposal, the Florida Department of Education will be instructed to set up the Florida Civic Seal of Excellence, which according to News4Jax, is “a new professional endorsement for civics education.” DeSantis announced that teachers who finish the training will be able to receive a $3,000 bonus.

“Let me be clear: there’s no room in our classrooms for things like critical race theory,” DeSantis remarked. “Teaching kids to hate their country and to hate each other is not worth one red cent of taxpayer money.”

Former President Donald Trump has viciously attacked critical race theory, describing it as “toxic propaganda” that will“destroy our country”. In the final months of his presidency Trump instructed all federal agencies to halt all funding to any training that “teaches or suggests” that America is an inherently racist country. 

DeSantis believes that critical race theory is capable of fostering division.

“They’re trying to make people view each other based on race, I want to do the opposite, I want to treat people as individuals. I want to treat people based on character, but when you put this curriculum in, it ends up creating more divisions,” he commented.

During his press conference. DeSantis proclaimed that understanding the Constitution has become a “lost art” as of late. The Florida Governor claimed that American universities “engage in these politicized academic fads and offer courses that reflect what’s is really ideology, not actual facts.”