The DeSantis Ally on the School Board
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🗓️ 8 September 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Under Governor Ron DeSantis, the Parental Rights in Education Act—what critics call the “Don’t Say Gay” bill—and “curriculum transparency” laws are going into effect in Florida schools. Supporters say the laws are there to protect students and keep them from being “indoctrinated.” But the state now faces a “critical teacher shortage” and teachers are pointing to state intervention as a reason for low morale.
Guest: Bridget Ziegler, Sarasota County school board member and co-founder of Moms for Liberty.
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| 0:14.2 | And I think anyone who's listened to my records will know that I'm quite a big fan of romance. |
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| 0:32.3 | Hey everyone, Mary Harris here. |
| 0:34.6 | We're going to do something a little different today. |
| 0:37.1 | Producer Mary Wilson is taking the reins of the show. |
| 0:39.6 | It's our last in a series on Florida's Shifting Education Policy. |
| 0:44.2 | She's going to take it from here. |
| 0:47.0 | This show has spent the past two days taking a look at what it's been like to go back to |
| 0:51.3 | school this year in Florida. |
| 0:53.3 | We've heard from a former teacher and an education reporter. |
| 0:56.8 | Yesterday we brought you an interview with a gay student who led a protest of Florida's |
| 1:00.7 | plan to limit instruction around gay and gender-related themes. |
| 1:04.9 | Today we are going to hear from someone who supports the raft of new education policy in |
| 1:09.8 | Florida. |
| 1:12.9 | The parental notification requirements, the curriculum standards, book approvals, new guardrails |
| 1:17.5 | on classroom instruction. |
| 1:19.2 | There are many new rules all handed down by the state. |
| 1:23.0 | School boards and administrators are still figuring out how to follow them. |
| 1:27.2 | So Madeline Ducharm, who has produced this series, connected us with Bridget Ziggler, |
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