Desantis' war on 'woke' culture includes teaching students that 'slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied to their personal benefit.' The Florida governor said the standards were made with the help of African American scholars.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended Florida’s new Black history school curriculum Sunday, claiming it is “not political at all,” following criticism of the updated guidelines from across the nation.with NBC News correspondent Dasha Burns. “The Legislature didn’t dictate any of that. Governor’s office didn’t dictate anything of that.”have come into focus in DeSantis’s presidential campaign over the past few weeks since a new set of controversial guidelines were passed last month.
One of the updated requirements that prompted some of the most backlash requires teachers to instruct on “how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied to their personal benefit.” The guidelines come as DeSantis has made eliminating “woke” culture a central focus of his campaign. Burns asked DeSantis about the standards Sunday in his first broadcast network interview since launching his campaign.
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