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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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38%
Yes
62%
No
35%
Yes
42%
No
2%
Yes, and all schools should require mandatory diversity training
12%
No, only for students that commit acts of discrimination
1%
Yes, and immediately expel any students that commit acts of discrimination
6%
No, diversity training should be encouraged but not required
1%
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…2yrs2Y

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.

 @9ZHR3HQ from Kentucky  answered…2yrs2Y

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

 @9W8QYD9 from New York  answered…2yrs2Y

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.

 @9SLPT4T from Minnesota  answered…2yrs2Y

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…3yrs3Y

No, and all diversity training should be banned

 @9KKJ3CD from New Jersey  answered…2yrs2Y

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

 @99LDJMH from Virginia  answered…3yrs3Y

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…3yrs3Y

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

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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