Ron DeSantis appoints anti-LGBTQ+ activist to college board to "reconquer" schools

[Behind the Aegis]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has appointed far-right anti-LGBTQ+ activist Christopher Rufo to the board of trustees of the New College of Florida – a school with a reputation for being progressive and queer-friendly.

In addition to virulently targeting the LGBTQ+ community, Rufo has spent years helping to build a movement against the teaching of so-called critical race theory – an academic term conservatives have manipulated to essentially mean teaching children anything about the history of racism in the U.S.

My goal this year is for 10+ state legislatures to pass curriculum transparency bills, requiring public schools to make all teaching materials easily available to parents via internet.

It's time to get the political predators out of the shadows—and return power to families.

— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) January 7, 2022

Rufo – who does not live in Florida – admitted in a 2021 speech that right-wing activists “appropriated” the term critical race theory and that he doesn’t “give a shit” about its actual definition.

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[Timeflyer]

1. This is part of DeSadist and the GOP planned takeover of public education,

to make charter schools, like Hillsdale College's, move in and suck up all the tax dollars currently spent on public schools. Plus, control curriculum so it's "classical," i.e. conservative. No concern for the students, or democracy.