“If you want to do things like gender ideology, go to (the University of California) Berkeley,” Ron DeSantis said at a Monday presser.
Ron DeSantis took his latest swing at “woke culture” Monday when he signed legislation defunding diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Florida’s public universities. “This is better viewed as standing for discrimination, exclusion and indoctrination, and that has no place in our public institutions,” DeSantis said at a Monday presser. “If you want to do things like gender ideology, go to Berkeley.
” Under the new law, Florida colleges are prohibited from spending government funds to support programs that “advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, or promote or engage in political or social activism.” The rules also extend to classes, prohibiting general education courses from teaching “theories that systemic racism, sexism, oppression, and privilege are inherent in the institutions of the United States.
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