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teach1st

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Thu Nov 17, 2022, 01:00 PM Nov 2022

Judge stops enforcement of 'Stop WOKE Act' at Florida colleges, universities

Judge stops enforcement of ‘Stop WOKE Act’ at Florida colleges, universities
Tampa Bay Times, 11/17/2022

The new law is “positively dystopian,” U.S. District Judge Mark Walker said.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered Florida to stop enforcing its new “Stop WOKE Act” at the state’s public colleges and universities.

The ruling came in two lawsuits — one filed by a University of South Florida student and professor and another by a Florida A&M professor — both alleging that the law illegally prevents frank discussions about the nation’s racial history in classrooms.

The legislation prohibits advancing concepts that make anyone feel “guilt, anguish or other psychological distress” related to race, color, national origin or sex because of actions “committed in the past.” It is also tied to proposed regulations that would govern tenure reviews of faculty members.

Professor Adriana Novoa and student Sam Rechek, both from USF, argued the law was unconstitutional. The state countered that the law has not harmed the plaintiffs and does not prohibit some of the discussions of the race-related topics mentioned in the lawsuit.


https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2022/11/17/judge-stops-enforcement-stop-woke-act-florida-colleges-universities/

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Judge stops enforcement of 'Stop WOKE Act' at Florida colleges, universities (Original Post) teach1st Nov 2022 OP
Court's PI here: In It to Win It Nov 2022 #1
Thanks for the link, In It to Win It! teach1st Nov 2022 #2
No prob! In It to Win It Nov 2022 #4
Judge halts DeSantis' law censoring public university professors from expressing "woke" views LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2022 #3
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