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Representative Angie Nixon Responds to the Passage of HB 7 the “Don’t Say Race” Bill

Posted on March 10, 2022

The Florida Senate today passed HB 7 and it will head to the Governor’s desk to be vetoed or signed into law.

Representative Angie Nixon (D- Jacksonville) offered the following:

“Schools are a place where children from different places and races learn from the past, make sense of the present and prepare for the future. While teachers work hard to deliver our children an accurate and honest education, some politicians are trying to turn us against schools so they can distract from denying certain children resources while they write people who look like them out of our history books.

First it was ‘Don’t Say Gay,’ now it’s ‘Don’t Say Race.’ No one is safe from the Republican censorship campaign that’s infecting our schools and workplaces. DeSantis’ ‘Stop Learning Act’ not only ensures that the worst parts of our history are banned from discussion, but it repeats the worst parts of that same history.

Our children deserve the freedom to learn: to develop the knowledge and skills to reckon with our past, shape a better future, and pursue their dreams. By joining together and speaking up at school board meetings, contacting our elected leaders, and voting to fully fund our schools, we can make this a country where every child has the freedom to learn, grow and thrive.”

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