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Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for students?

Diversity training is any program designed to facilitate positive intergroup interaction, reduce prejudice and discrimination, and generally teach individuals who are different from others how to work together effectively. On April 22, 2022, Florida Governor DeSantis signed into law the “Individual Freedom Act.” The bill prohibited schools and companies from mandating diversity training as a requirement for attendance or employment. If schools or employers violated the law they would be exposed to expanded civil liability exposures. Banned mandatory training topics include: 1.…  

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Response rates from 1k Florida voters.

35%
Yes
65%
No
33%
Yes
43%
No
2%
Yes, and all schools should require mandatory diversity training
14%
No, only for students that commit acts of discrimination
1%
Yes, and immediately expel any students that commit acts of discrimination
5%
No, diversity training should be encouraged but not required
2%
No, and mandatory diversity training should be banned
1%
No, only private schools should be allowed to require mandatory training

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 @9QDQCM3 from Texas  answered…8mos8MO

Diversity has no place in education. Schools should be exclusive to those who wish to pursue knowledge out of their own pocket. Not everybody can or should enroll.

 @9W8QYD9 from New York  answered…5mos5MO

Yes but only if the person has done something to deserve it so if they had done something that offended a diverse student they should have to go through training on it.

 @9ZHR3HQ from Kentucky  answered…4mos4MO

Diversity trainings should be encouraged for all and required for those that commit acts of discrimination

 @9SLPT4T from Minnesota  answered…6mos6MO

mandatory diversity training should be banned as it promote racism. Children are not racist until they are taught to be by adults.

 @9FPHT6Mfrom Maine  answered…1yr1Y

No, and all diversity training should be banned

 @9KKJ3CD from New Jersey  answered…12mos12MO

Schools should be encouraged to promote diversity but should not be allowed to teach superiority or inherent racism

 @99LDJMH from Virginia  answered…2yrs2Y

At the end of the day it's telling us how to act. If people want to discriminate, they'll learn quickly that that behavior isn't tolerable anymore.

 @99LPPZF from Illinois  answered…2yrs2Y

NO just teach your kids that everyone is equal were all human and no one is perfect

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