Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has introduced legislation with an absurd name, hoping to allow parents to sue schools for teaching critical race theory (CRT) in the classroom. The named the legislation, the Stop W.O.K.E Act, which stands for Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees, according to The Washington Post. “We have the responsibility to stand for the truth, for what is right,” the governor said after creating his own interpretation of the word "woke," a term originally created to describe people who fight for social justice. He also said taxpayer dollars would not “be used to teach our kids to hate our country or to hate each other.” “We also have to protect our people and our kids from some very pernicious ideologies that are trying to be forced upon them all across the country,” the governor added. Today, we are taking a stand against critical race theory in our schools and in the workplace by calling for the enactment of the Stop W.O.K.E. Act. https://t.co/7iuEjyYKsj —...
