Florida | November 7, 2021
Mother says ‘strong-minded and fearless’ daughter, 7, suspended 36 times from school for not wearing a mask may have to repeat second grade
Florida | November 7, 2021
A Florida girl may have to repeat second grade after she was suspended 36 times for not complying with the school district’s mask mandate.
Bailey Lashells describes her 7-year-old daughter as a typical child who enjoys drawing, arts and crafts, and making jewelry. The mother also says her daughter’s priorities have changed since the pandemic.
Fiona Lashells — a student in Palm Beach County — first refused to wear a face mask at school on Aug. 31, and was forced to eat a silent lunch alone in an office hallway. The second-grader has since been suspended 36 times…. (Excerpts from the Blaze)
Florida | August 24, 2021
Florida schools forcing face masks deny parents’ rights
Florida | August 24, 2021
Leon County Schools has joined a growing list of districts in Florida that are outright rebelling against Gov. Ron DeSantis and his executive order prohibiting the forced face-masking of students returning to the classrooms. It’s really a rebellion against parental authorities, though. Break it down more and it’s really a defiance of the power of the family, of individualism, of self-determination — of even God’s creation. Opinion. By Cheryl Chumley. …(Excerpts from the Washington Times)
Florida | August 15, 2021
Florida Gov. DeSantis Moves to Withhold Paychecks of School Officials Who Mandate Masks
Florida | August 15, 2021
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday recommended the state’s education agency punish local officials who ignore his statewide executive order prohibiting mask mandates in Florida’s schools.
In a statement to local media, the Republican governor said he would recommend the Department of Education withhold the salaries of school board members.
“With respect to enforcing any financial consequences for noncompliance of state law regarding these rules and ultimately the rights of parents to make decisions about their children’s education and health care decisions, it would be the goal of the State Board of Education to narrowly tailor any financial consequences to the offense committed,” the governor’s office said in a statement…. (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)
Florida | June 23, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis makes education announcement in Fort Myers Duration: 06:58 1 day ago
Florida | June 23, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday is making an education announcement in Fort Myers…
(Excerpts from MSN.COM)
Florida | June 21, 2021
Trump on Critical Race Theory in Schools: ‘A Program for National Suicide’
Florida | June 21, 2021
Former President Donald Trump has weighed in on the national debate over the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools, urging lawmakers and parents across the nation to act against what he called “toxic” and “anti-American” indoctrination.
“In classrooms across the nation, students are being subjected to a new curriculum designed to brainwash them with the ridiculous left-wing dogma known as ‘critical race theory,’” Trump wrote in an op-ed published Friday on RealClearPolitics. “The key fact about this twisted doctrine is that it is completely antithetical to everything that normal Americans of any color would wish to teach their children.”
The CRT is rooted in the Marxist theory of class struggle, but with a particular focus on race. Proponents of CRT see racism in every aspect of the American public and private life, and seek to dismantle American institutions—such as the Constitution and legal system—which they deem to be inherently and irredeemably racist.
The effort to promote CRT in K-12 education drew national attention in April when the Education Department proposed a rule to prioritize funding U.S. history and civics programs that incorporate the works of critical race theorist Ibram X. Kendi and the New York Times’ 1619 Project, which centers around the idea that America was founded as, and remains today, a racist nation.
“Instead of helping young people discover that America is the greatest, most tolerant, and most generous nation in history, it teaches them that America is systemically evil and that the hearts of our people are full of hatred and malice,” Trump wrote. “Teaching even one child these divisive messages would verge on psychological abuse.”…
(Excerpts from the Epoch Times)