{"id":1980111,"date":"2023-07-22T01:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T05:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-blasts-florida-history-curriculum-gop-says-her-focus-should-be-on-fixing-border\/"},"modified":"2023-07-22T01:41:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T05:41:25","slug":"kamala-harris-blasts-florida-history-curriculum-gop-says-her-focus-should-be-on-fixing-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-blasts-florida-history-curriculum-gop-says-her-focus-should-be-on-fixing-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris criticizes Florida history curriculum, GOP urges her to prioritize border issues."},"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%2Fkamala-harris-blasts-florida-history-curriculum-gop-says-her-focus-should-be-on-fixing-border%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=1980111&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--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0722\/ca3d2b83-58d9-432e-8545-2736387a8c97\/audio.mp3?length=5453613&#038;duration=454\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Florida\u2019s new school rules \u201cwant to replace history with lies,\u201d Vice President Kamala Harris passionately declared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExtremists, so-called leaders for months have dared to ban books.\u200b Extremists here in Florida pass a\u200c law saying \u2018Don\u2019t say gay,\u2019 trying to instill fear in our teachers that they should not live their full life and love who they love,\u201d Ms. Harris said. Then\u200d she reassured her Jacksonville, Florida audience that \u201cYou\u2019re not fighting out here by yourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Florida state academic standards for social studies included a controversial provision that said instruction should include \u201chow slaves developed \u2063skills which, in\u200d some\u2064 instances, could be applied for their personal \u200dbenefit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d same\u200d history curriculum also\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fldoe.org\/core\/fileparse.php\/20653\/urlt\/6-4.pdf\">calls<\/a> for students to learn the \u201cservice and\u200b sacrifice\u201d of \u200cAfrican patriots, the history of the Underground Railroad, the writings of Africans, the \u201charsh conditions\u201d of slavery, and other subjects involving African American history.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Harris focused mainly on this history curriculum but briefly mentioned\u200c LGBT\u200b issues.<\/p>\n<h2>Learning About Florida<\/h2>\n<p>Florida\u2019s Department of \u200cEducation passed three rules on\u200b July 19, according to a press release. All the rules touch on issues surrounding child sex change, although none mention the word \u201ctransgender.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first rule requires restrooms and changing rooms to exclusively serve biological males or biological females. The second rule orders school districts to create procedures for\u200d a parent to specify any change from the child\u2019s legal name in school. The final \u2062rule states\u200c that students shouldn\u2019t be exposed \u2063to inappropriate\u200b events sponsored by public schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no higher calling than to protect our children from unwelcome influences and indoctrination,\u201d said Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. \u201cThe rules adopted today ensure that our kids can be\u2063 kids while in the care of our schools. I thank Governor Ron DeSantis, the \u200cLegislature, and the State Board of Education for their unwavering\u2063 commitment to the health, wellbeing, and safety of our students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Florida rules on sex\u200d change invert the laws \u200cof other states that support child sex change procedures.<\/p>\n<p>In California, state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/california-ymca-rebukes-teen-girl-who-reported-naked-man-in-womens-locker-room_4990738.html\">laws<\/a> say males can\u2063 enter girls\u2019 locker rooms unless \u2062they are a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-triple-murderer-reportedly-harassing-women-in-prison\/\" title=\"Transgender triple murderer allegedly harassing female inmates in prison.\">registered\u2062 sex offender<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5415780\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/22\/id5415780-GettyImages-528313522-1200x964.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\tA sign outside the Santee High School\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-public-school-district-spends-134000-in-legal-fees-on-permits-for-gender-neutral-bathrooms\/\" title=\"Ohio Public School District Spends 4,000 In Legal Fees On Permits For \u2018Gender-Neutral\u2019 Bathrooms\">gender-neutral restrooms<\/a> at their campus in Los Angeles, \u200bCalif., on May 4, 2016. (Mark Ralston\/AFP\u200c via Getty Images)<br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>New Jersey\u2019s Department of Education guidelines \u2062say if a \u200cchild identifies as transgender at school, teachers should \u200bgo to\u2063 extreme lengths to hide the facts from parents.\u2062 Teachers should prepare two transcripts for the student, one with the student\u2019s transgender name and the other with the student\u2019s legal name. The guidelines <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/new-jersey-schools-use-state-guidelines-to-justify-biological-boys-in-girls-locker-rooms_5033205.html\">state<\/a> that parents should only receive the transcript with the legal name.<\/p>\n<p>School promotion of sexual entertainment has also been an issue in other \u200bstates. In Maine, a \u200bhigh school <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/maine-high-school-pays-drag-performer-1000-to-host-catered-workshop-for-lgbt-students_5379473.html\">used<\/a> grant money to pay a drag queen to talk with LGBT-identifying students as a \u201crole model.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some\u200d Florida teachers oppose \u2063Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s \u200dnew rules. At the\u2064 July 19 State Board of Education meeting, one teacher \u200dwearing\u200b a rainbow hat, a fake tail, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-blasts-florida-history-curriculum-gop-says-her-focus-should-be-on-fixing-border\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris criticizes Florida history curriculum, GOP urges her to prioritize border issues.\">rainbow flag leather jacket condemned<\/a> the \u200bnew rules.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m society\u2019s worst nightmare. I use\u200d they\/them pronouns, I\u2019m a \u200dSatanist, and I\u2019m an educator,\u201d \u2062she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahisCensored\/status\/1681723159664312327?utm_source=substack&#038;utm_medium=email\">said<\/a>. \u201cYou can change all your rules and \u200btry to prevent it from being in school, but people like me will always be here to educate \u200dthem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida \u2062isn\u2019t very welcoming at all,\u201d said Jennifer Jenkins, a Florida school board member who introduced Ms. Harris.<\/p>\n<h2>Education and Patriotism<\/h2>\n<p>Ms. Harris said she grew up in an \u200beducational system \u200cthat\u2062 encouraged children to exercise their\u200d thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>She encouraged the crowd to be patriotic and fight \u2062for American ideals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPart of true patriotism means fighting for a nation that will be better for each\u200d generation to come,\u201d Ms. Harris said<\/p>\n<p>America is a role model, Ms. Harris said. Therefore, Florida\u2019s\u200c laws will have a worldwide \u2063impact, she said. She encouraged the embrace of \u201ctruth\u201d and \u201chistory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Constitution shows an \u201cimplicit\u201d understanding that America isn\u2019t \u200cperfect, said Ms. Harris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey \u2063insult us in an \u2064attempt to gaslight us, and we will not have it,\u201d she\u200c said.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Harris suggested\u200c that history is simple. Injustices can\u2019t\u2064 sometimes result in benefits, and victims\u2062 aren\u2019t\u200b ever \u200dperpetrators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMiddle school students\u200d in Florida are to be told that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-attacks-extremists-in-florida-after-desantis-education-fight\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris criticizes Florida extremists amid DeSantis education clash.\">enslaved people benefited<\/a> from \u2062slavery. High schoolers may be taught that victims of violence of massacres were also perpetrators,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5400997\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15\/id5400997-Vice-President-Kamala-Harris-1200x788.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\tVice\u200b President Kamala Harris \u2062speaks during the \u2064conclusion of \u2063the Investing in America tour at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland, on\u2064 July 14, \u200d2023.\u2064 (Saul \u2064Loeb\/AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>Ms. Harris stated that Florida\u2019s laws substitute \u201cpropaganda\u201d for truth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow is \u2064it that anyone\u200b could suggest that in the midst of \u200cthese \u2064atrocities, that there \u200bwas any benefit to being subjected to this level \u2064of \u200ddehumanization?\u201d Ms. Harris asked.<\/p>\n<p>There was no \u201cbenefit\u201d to slavery, she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe fought a war to end\u200d the sin of \u2063slavery,\u201d Ms. Harris said. \u201cTeachers want to teach the truth,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added \u2064that teachers need more \u200bpay.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Harris\u2063 added that she opposes \u2062teachers arming themselves to protect \u200bagainst mass shootings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are the same \u2062extremist leaders, so-called \u2018leaders,\u2019\u200d who make teachers fear losing their job for having a photograph of \u200ctheir spouse on their desk,\u201d she said,\u2062 referencing\u2062 Florida laws that don\u2019t allow teachers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-democrats-chant-gay-to-protest-a-bill-that-doesnt-ban-anybody-from-saying-gay\/\" title=\"Florida Democrats Chant \u2018Gay!\u2019 To Protest A Bill That Doesn\u2019t Ban Anybody From Saying \u2018Gay!\u2019\">discuss sexual orientation<\/a> with children before third grade.<\/p>\n<h2>DeSantis, Florida, and Beyond<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris criticized Florida&#8217;s new school rules, accusing them of promoting falsehoods and attempting to erase history. She condemned extremists who have banned books and highlighted a law in Florida that prohibits mentioning homosexuality, aiming to intimidate teachers from embracing their true selves and loving freely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":259,"featured_media":1980112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1980111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980111","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\/259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1980111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1980112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1980111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1980111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1980111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}