Florida GOP Rep. Donalds pushes back on new state slavery learning standard

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

The only Black Republican member of Florida’s congressional delegation is pushing back against a newly-adopted teaching standard that requires middle schoolers learn that some African Americans benefited from slavery.

“The attempt to feature the personal benefits of slavery is wrong & needs to be adjusted,” Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), a sophomore Republican and former state representative, wrote in a tweet on Wednesday.


Florida’s new teaching standards faced a huge backlash since approved last week, with Democrats and civil rights leaders condemning the state and the DeSantis administration. Vice President Kamala Harris last week visited Jacksonville to castigate Florida’s education officials while civil rights leaders hinted this week that they may sue the state.

The Florida Department of Education adopted new teaching standard for middle schoolers to learn that “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.” The standard will be in a new Black history curriculum for Florida students.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/26/florida-donalds-education-slavery-00108239

[OrlandoDem2]

1. For the GOP when you've lost Byron Donalds.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

2. Seems to me he was lost the moment he joined republicans party...and is still there.

[Jose Garcia]

4. Donalds is supporting Trump, so this might just be

a Trumper attacking DeSantis as opposed to a principled stand.

[LoisB]

3. Perhaps Mr. Donalds should reassess his party affiliation.

[Permanut]

5. Needs to be adjusted?

ADJUSTED?

We're gonna need a bigger weird-meter.

[republianmushroom]

6. And it took him this long.

[Marcuse]

7. Trump or DeSantis?