University of Florida FIRES all DEI employees due to DeSantis law

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Subsection 3 of Regulation 9.016 further bars state schools and their direct-support organizations from using public tax dollars on campus activities that 'promote or engage in political or social activismDeSantis, who celebrated the firings on social media, is seen signing a bill during a press conference at the Palm Beach PD seat in Palm Beach Thursday.
54% : First, the statute prohibits any spending toward 'Diversity, Equity or Inclusion' or 'DEI' in any capacity, whether it be 'campus activity,' or policies that classify 'individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.'The law - separate from DeSantis now-notorious Don't Say Gay Bill - classifies these policies and lessons as 'differential or preferential treatment', on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, gender identity or sexual orientation.
49% : Subsection 3 of Regulation 9.016 also bars state schools and their direct-support organizations from using public tax dollars on campus activities that 'promote or engage in political or social activism'.
44% : He has passed several laws to rid schools of lessons and literature surrounding DEI since becoming governor in 2019This includes the bill cited by school officials in their decision, Senate Bill 266, which the 45-year-old Florida governor signed in May, prohibiting any state and federal funds being used toward DEI in the Florida College SystemThe law - separate from DeSantis now-notorious Don't Say Gay Bill - classifies these policies and lessons as 'differential or preferential treatment', on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, gender identity or sexual orientationDeSantis, meanwhile, celebrated the firings on social media, and retweeted a screenshot of the memo just days after his Board of Governors officially ruled public schools could not use funds to promote DEI-related work.
43% : The move, laid bare in a leaked administrative memo, serves as the latest in the state's mission to nix DEI initiatives from public institutions.
37% : The leaked memo cites one such law - a state Board of Governors regulation that prohibits public universities in the state from expending state or federal funds to maintain programs that 'advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion.'The University of Florida has eliminated all positions affiliated with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, a leaked memo sent to 28 fired staffers revealed FridayThe move, laid bare in a leaked administrative memo, serves as the latest example of the Ron DeSantis' onslaught to eliminate DEI initiatives from public institutions.

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