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Florida Stop WOKE Act (Individual Freedom Act)

Summary

This controversial Florida law restricts how workplaces and schools can teach or train individuals on topics related to race, color, sex, or national origin, particularly concepts associated with Critical Race Theory (CRT). *Note: Parts of this law affecting private businesses and universities are currently blocked by federal courts.*

Rights & Rules

  • 01.
    Schools and businesses cannot mandate training that teaches individuals they are inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously, by virtue of their race or sex.
  • 02.
    Schools cannot teach that an individual bears personal responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex.
  • 03.
    You have the right to sue your employer if they force you to attend diversity training that violates these specific rules.

Penalties

  • 01.
    Public schools or universities found in violation can lose state funding.
  • 02.
    Employees can file discrimination lawsuits against employers who mandate prohibited training.

Verified Citations

Florida Statutes Section 760.10 & 1000.05

Source
"Subjecting any individual, as a condition of employment... to training, instruction, or any other required activity that espouses, promotes, advances, inculcates, or compels such individual to believe any of the following concepts constitutes discrimination based on race, color, sex, or national origin..."