{"id":1121234,"date":"2021-12-15T11:14:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T16:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1121234"},"modified":"2021-12-15T11:14:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T16:14:31","slug":"desantis-introduces-stop-woke-act-to-fight-critical-race-theory-in-florida-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-introduces-stop-woke-act-to-fight-critical-race-theory-in-florida-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis Introduces \u2018Stop WOKE Act\u2019 To Fight Critical Race Theory In Florida Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-introduces-stop-woke-act-to-fight-critical-race-theory-in-florida-schools%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1121234&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis introduced a new bill on Wednesday to oppose the teaching of critical race theory in Florida\u2019s K-12 classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis announced plans regarding the Stop W.O.K.E. Act (Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids and Employees Act) with Lt. Gov. Jeanette N\u00fa\u00f1ez and Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran during a live-streamed event in Wildwood, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur legislation will defend any money for K-12 going to CRT consultants,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cNo taxpayer dollars should be used to teach our kids to hate our country or hate each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s comments also addressed barring teachers and staff from receiving CRT training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re also not going to allow the staff or employees or teachers in our education system to be subjected to that type of training where they\u2019re forced to sit there and listen,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cThis is wrong when it\u2019s done to our kids, but it\u2019s also wrong to force employees to have to go through that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis blasted \u201cwoke ideology\u201d that he claims is seeking to change the understanding of the nation and the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey want to tear at the fabric of our society and our culture,\u201d the governor said. \u201cThey want to delegitimize the founding of the country and the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor also pushed back against the term \u201cequity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust to understand, when you hear equity used, that is just an ability for people to smuggle in their ideology because we don\u2019t need to have these terms. We have a society based on equality, where you\u2019re treated equally. Regardless of your upbringing, regardless of your race, you have the same rights and privileges as anybody else. Equity is used to put the thumb on the scale in favor of their ideology,\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis is one of a growing number of conservative governors supporting legislation against CRT. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a similar bill in June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI signed legislation that outlaws the teaching of CRT and \u2018protest civics\u2019 \u2013 mandatory student protests and lobbying activities that often overlap with progressive causes,\u201d Abbott tweeted in July.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexas is the first state to prohibit both practices in public K-12 education,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I signed legislation that outlaws the teaching of CRT and \u201cprotest civics\u201d \u2013 mandatory student protests and lobbying activities that often overlap with progressive causes.<\/p>\n<p>Texas is the first state to prohibit both practices in public K-12 education.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sgeuHgLf8o\">https:\/\/t.co\/sgeuHgLf8o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1414432611880030209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In July, South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem signed an executive order banning the teaching of critical race theory in state classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCritical race theory has no place in South Dakota schools. These ideas are un-American. We are \u2018one nation, under God, indivisible,\u2019 yet critical race theory seeks to divide us based on inaccurate revisions to our nation\u2019s history,\u201d Noem said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sd.gov\/newsitem.aspx?id=28337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur students should learn America\u2019s true history by studying both our triumphs and our mistakes. Only then will students learn that America remains the shining example of exceptionalism throughout the history of the world,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis introduced a new bill on Wednesday to oppose the teaching of critical race theory in Florida\u2019s K-12 classrooms.DeSantis announced plans regarding the Stop W.O.K.E. Act (Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids and Employees Act) with Lt. Gov. Jeanette N\u00fa\u00f1ez and Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran during a live-streamed event in Wildwood, Florida.\u201cOur legislation will defend any money for K-12 going to CRT consultants,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cNo taxpayer dollars should be used to teach our kids to hate our country or hate each other.\u201dThe governor\u2019s comments also addressed barring teachers and staff from receiving CRT training.\u201cWe\u2019re also not going to allow the staff or employees or teachers in our education system to be subjected to that type of training where they\u2019re forced to sit there and listen,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cThis is wrong when it\u2019s done to our kids, but it\u2019s also wrong to force employees to have to go through that.\u201dDeSantis blasted \u201cwoke ideology\u201d that he claims is seeking to change the understanding of the nation and the Constitution.\u201cThey want to tear at the fabric of our society and our culture,\u201d the governor said. \u201cThey want to delegitimize the founding of the country and the Constitution.\u201dThe governor also pushed back against the term \u201cequity.\u201d\u201cJust to understand, when you hear equity used, that is just an ability for people to smuggle in their ideology because we don\u2019t need to have these terms. We have a society based on equality, where you\u2019re treated equally. Regardless of your upbringing, regardless of your race, you have the same rights and privileges as anybody else. Equity is used to put the thumb on the scale in favor of their ideology,\u201d DeSantis said.DeSantis is one of a growing number of conservative governors supporting legislation against CRT. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a similar bill in June.\u201cI signed legislation that outlaws the teaching of CRT and \u2018protest civics\u2019 \u2013 mandatory student protests and lobbying activities that often overlap with progressive causes,\u201d Abbott tweeted in July.\u201cTexas is the first state to prohibit both practices in public K-12 education,\u201d he added.I signed legislation that outlaws the teaching of CRT and \u201cprotest civics\u201d \u2013 mandatory student protests and lobbying activities that often overlap with progressive causes.Texas is the first state to prohibit both practices in public K-12 education.https:\/\/t.co\/sgeuHgLf8o\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) July 12, 2021In July, South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem signed an executive order banning the teaching of critical race theory in state classrooms.\u201cCritical race theory has no place in South Dakota schools. These ideas are un-American. We are \u2018one nation, under God, indivisible,\u2019 yet critical race theory seeks to divide us based on inaccurate revisions to our nation\u2019s history,\u201d Noem said in a statement.\u201cOur students should learn America\u2019s true history by studying both our triumphs and our mistakes. Only then will students learn that America remains the shining example of exceptionalism throughout the history of the world,\u201d she added.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1121234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1121234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1121234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1121234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1121234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1121234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1121234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}