DeSantis slams lawmakers pushing investigation into Florida's race curriculum

Eden Villalovas

July 29, 01:26 PM July 29, 01:26 PM

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) fired back again towards lawmakers urging an investigation into Florida's new black historical past curriculum, led by the Congressional Black Caucus.

“This is just the most recent — and absurd — instance of the weaponization of the federal federal government,” DeSantis explained Saturday.

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Many associates of the caucus pushed the White House, Justice Department, and the Department of Schooling this 7 days to adopt a lawful method to take a look at whether or not or not the state is violating discrimination regulation. Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) informed reporters on Thursday he fulfilled with Schooling Secretary Miguel Cardona this week to converse about legal paths to uphold the legislation, whilst no details were publicized.

“Standing up the lies of people today like Kamala Harris is the correct factor to do. We will defend Florida and stand company versus untrue, politically-pushed narratives,” DeSantis reported. "As President, I will conclusion the weaponization of government and maintain partisan bureaucrats accountable for abusing their electric power."

Vice President Kamala Harris and DeSantis have been feuding in excess of Florida's new curriculum for black heritage, championed by the governor.

The Florida Board of Schooling voted unanimously last 7 days to update specifications for educating black historical past, which incorporates instruction on how slaves benefited from expertise they learned.

DeSantis dug into Harris again though talking at the Iowa GOP’s annual Lincoln Evening meal on Friday night, accusing the vice president of spreading a “phony narrative” about Florida's education and learning expectations.

Harris spoke to a group in Florida following the new tips, indicating “extremist” leaders have a countrywide agenda by seeking “to switch record with lies, center school students in Florida to be instructed that enslaved people benefited from slavery.”

DeSantis fired back again in advance of Harris’s vacation to the Sunshine State, saying she has to “lie about Florida's educational standards to cover for their agenda of indoctrinating pupils and pushing sexual subject areas on to little ones."