{"id":83502,"date":"2022-07-17T23:55:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T04:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=83502"},"modified":"2022-07-17T23:55:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T04:55:03","slug":"83502","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=83502","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Ron DeSantis\u2019s \u2018Anti-Racist\u2019 Mandate Leads University to Scrub Websites<\/a><\/p>\n

The University of Central Florida (UCF) is complying with Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s law prohibiting schools from accusing people of racism.<\/p>\n

In the spring, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law the \u201cStop WOKE Act,\u201d which took effect on July 1 and laid out the restrictions of how race is taught in schools. It includes barring instruction that claims an individual\u2019s \u201cmoral character or status as either privileged or oppressed is determined by his or her race, color, sex, or national origin.\u201d<\/p>\n

In its reporting of the development, the Associated Press (AP)\u00a0noted<\/a>\u00a0that some critics are outraged that the content has been removed:<\/p>\n

In an email, UCF spokesperson Chad Binette said the school recently removed departmental statements that could be seen as \u201cpotentially inconsistent with our commitment to creating a welcoming environment \u2014 one where faculty objectively engage students in robust, scholarly discussions that expand their knowledge and empower them to freely express their views and form their own perspectives.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUCF is committed to building a culture that values respect, civil discourse, and creating a sense of belonging,\u201d said Binette, the school\u2019s assistant vice president of communications.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThis is a complete infringement of academic freedom,\u201d Ann Gleig, a religious studies professor at UCF, said. \u201cThe statement was crafted over a period of time with dialogue and input across a person plus faculty trained in philosophy, religion and cultural studies and the humanities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe DeSantis regime has made the anti-racist mission of my alma mater against the law,\u201d Democrat State Representative Carlos G. Smith, a UCF graduate, tweeted. \u201cThis is a consequence of HB 7 and the Governor\u2019s out-of-control censorship agenda. This is not freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n

The AP reported that according to the\u00a0Orlando Sentinel, the anthropology department\u2019s website previously said, \u201cWe acknowledge that many of us are born with unearned privilege, while others are denied basic human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ron DeSantis\u2019s \u2018Anti-Racist\u2019 Mandate Leads University to Scrub Websites The University of Central Florida (UCF) is complying with Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s law prohibiting schools from accusing people of racism. In the spring, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law the \u201cStop WOKE Act,\u201d which took effect on July 1 and laid out the restrictions of how … Continue reading “”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education-schools","category-government"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83502"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83503,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83502\/revisions\/83503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}