Crist Slams DeSantis’ Culture Wars Politicizing our Schools
Congressman and Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist listens as Hispanic and black community leaders share their voting concerns during the Orlando stop on his statewide Voting Rights Tour Monday, June 8, 2021. Photo: Willie David/Florida National News.
ST. PETERSBURG — Today, Charlie Crist, candidate for governor of Florida, released a statement following reports that a teacher in Escambia County has left his post after an employee of the school district asked that photos of historic Black American heroes, including President Obama, be removed from his classroom.
The news follows reports that under Ron DeSantis, Florida is facing a shortage of over 9,000 teachers and staff in classrooms across the state as a result of the heightened politicization of our schools due to legislation such as “Don’t Say Gay” and “Stop Woke.”
In a statement, Charlie Crist said:
“This is the sad reality of Ron DeSantis’s Florida — a teacher, in a predominantly Black community, comes into their classroom to see posters of historically Black American heroes, including President Obama, taken down for being “inappropriate”.
“DeSantis’s culture wars are infiltrating every corner of our state, and it’s Florida’s students who are paying the price.
“Florida deserves a governor that gives students the freedom to learn and educators the freedom to teach. Come November, Floridians will cast aside DeSantis’s divisive culture politics and bring back decency and respect to the Sunshine State.”