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Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for teachers and faculty?

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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54%
Yes
46%
No
49%
Yes
36%
No
3%
Yes, and all schools should require mandatory diversity training
5%
No, diversity training should be encouraged but not required
2%
Yes, and immediately terminate any staff members that commit acts of discrimination
3%
No, only for teachers or faculty members that commit acts of prejudice
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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 @9F56K6Z from Utah  answered…3yrs3Y

No, the trainings should be banned as they lead to more prejudice.

 @9FYQDNH from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, all schools should require mandatory diversity training, and should immediately terminate any staff members that commit acts of discrimination

 @9HB5MKV from North Carolina  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but only if the training focuses on racial cooperation and understanding and not critical race theory where one race is more privileged or disadvantaged compared to another

 @9ZJSLTT  from Rhode Island  answered…2yrs2Y

No, there shouldn't be any non-Whites in the country to have to receive this training for in the first place deport them all.

  @jsimic from Texas  answered…3yrs3Y

DT is racist

Diversity training is systemically racist against white people.

Voluntary DT can be permitted, but Mandatory DT should be banned as unconstitutional.

 @9KCW6DM  from Illinois  answered…2yrs2Y

Focusing on diversity is more racist than not, often pushing people to be more diverse means they hire people not on merit but on factors to fill a quota. Race shouldn't be a qualifier nor should is be a disqualifier

 @99M2MZM from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but only for Public schools

 @9XNYPCS from North Carolina  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but only if the training focuses on encouraging mutual racial understanding and cooperation instead of pushing divisive ideas related to critical race theory.

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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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