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Legislation banning the teaching of critical race theory was approved by the Florida Senate today on party line vote and is on its way to the Governor. As Mike Vasilinda tells us, the legislation also targets employer diversity initiatives.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\nHouse Bill Seven\u2019s official name is Individual Freedom and the words Critical race theory don\u2019t appear once in the thirty page bill, but Democrat Janet Cruz and others argued it is an attempt to revise history.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0310_00005-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-74357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Still0310_00005-200x113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Still0310_00005-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Still0310_00005-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Still0310_00005.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\u201cIsn\u2019t it really CRT, cancelling racial tragedies,\u201d said Cruz. \u201cIs it Canceling real world tribulations?\u201d<\/p>\nThe bill prohibits using classroom instruction to indoctrinate or persuade students that because\u00a0 <\/span>of their race, they are inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive. Sen. Shevrin Jones (D-Broward) says the bill is not living up to its title.<\/p>\n\u201cThis bill is not about individual freedom\u201d says Jones. \u201cThis is a continuation of a national agenda to whitewash history all because we don’t want white children to feel uncomfortable about true black history.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0310_00015-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-74367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Still0310_00015-200x113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Still0310_00015-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Still0310_00015-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Still0310_00015.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>But Sponsor Manny Diaz argues there is no attempt to revise history. He just doesn\u2019t want teachers imposing their beliefs on students.<\/p>\n\u201cWe send out students to school to learn, to be thinkers. Not to be told what to think\u201d Diaz told Senators.<\/p>\nPrivate employers can also be on the hook if they make someone feel uncomfortable during diversity training. 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