“It didn’t seem like it was worth the risk,” UCF's Jonathan Cox told @ProPublica about his decision -- in the wake of Florida passing DeSantis' "Stop Woke Act" -- to scrap two courses that explored colorblind racism.

“I’m completely unprotected....
Somebody who’s not even in the class could come after me. Somebody sees the course catalog, complains to a legislator — next thing I know, I’m out of a job.”

#CRT #DeSantis #Florida #Education #Race

https://www.propublica.org/article/desantis-critical-race-theory-florida-college-professors?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Muzzled by DeSantis, Critical Race Theory Professors Cancel Courses or Modify Their Teaching

As fewer faculty members are protected by tenure, they’re finding it harder to resist laws that ban certain racial topics. Their students suffer the consequences.

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@themorrancave @ProPublica like I said: DeSantis is a Neo-Fascist. 1984 wasn’t just a book of fiction.