Thu Jun 23, 2022 – 4:37 pm EDT
Florida (LifeSiteNews) – Florida governor Ron DeSantis on Monday endorsed 10 “pro-parent” school board candidates running for election across the state of Florida.
We need strong local school board members who are committed to advancing our agenda to put students first and protect parents’ rights.
I am proud to endorse 10 local school board candidates who will set our children up for success.https://t.co/6Jb5HaaUhI pic.twitter.com/UytFojOY2p
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantisFL) June 20, 2022
DeSantis promoted the candidates, who are pursuing seats in school boards spread across seven different counties, as representative of his “education agenda,” which he sums up as “putt[ing] students first and protect[ing] parents’ rights.”
More specifically, DeSantis has judged the candidates according to ten priorities he has listed on his DeSantis Education Agenda webpage:
Keep Schools Open and Reject Lockdowns Educate, Don’t Indoctrinate Ensure Parental Rights in Education and Keep Woke Gender Ideology Out of Schools Support Robust Civics Education Expand Workforce Development and Technical Education Reject the use of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the Curriculum Increase Teacher Pay Continue Support for School Security and Mental Health Initiatives Protect the Right of Parents to
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