New Florida law bans critical race theory in schools, work-place training

Originally Published on The New York Post

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Friday banning critical race theory at both schools and such events as workplace training sessions, calling the concept an instrument of division.

DeSantis and others have described CRT as the notion that race determines one’s standing — either as an oppressor or a victim.

That approach fosters a fixation on race and minimizes personal responsibility, CRT critics say.

But proponents argue that America’s scarred racial history is not sufficiently examined in public schools and that kids should be exposed to a fuller history of the nation.

They add that the reported amount of CRT taught in schools is overblown and only being used to stoke intensifying public education culture wars.

DeSantis said at a press conference Friday that Florida schools already provide a comprehensive view of America’s past, including mandatory instruction on slavery, the civil-rights movement and the Holocaust...