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• The Florida House of Representatives passed the “Stop WOKE Act” on Thursday.
• The bill would ban the teaching of critical race theory in public schools as well as lessons about gender identity.
• Employers would also be subject to discrimination claims if they require trainings or discussions about Black history, LGBTQ+ issues and other concepts of injustice and discrimination.

Florida legislators made their opposition to teaching gender identity and race in public schools official, as the state’s House of Representatives passed the “Stop WOKE Act” on Thursday.

Senate Bill 148 still needs to be signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, but if it becomes law it would limit protected speech in workplaces with more than 15 employees and classrooms, banning lessons about gender identity and race that could make students feel “discomfort.”

Dubbed the “Stop WOKE Act,” which stands for wrongs to our kids and employees, it bans the teaching of critical race theory, which addresses systemic racism in the U.S., alleging it widens racial divisions—the concept becoming a national flash point.

DeSantis described the legislation as a tool for businesses, employees and children and families to fight back against “woke indoctrination.”

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