Have you analyzed the new suggested standards? Standards Under Review – Spring 2021http://www.fldoe.org/standardsreview/ One issue that you might want to address during the public comment period at the meeting on June 10th (or by email if you can’t make the meeting) is what education commissioner Corcoran means by traditional–as compared to factual–view of American history. …
Susan
Susan joined the First Coast Freethought Society in 2008 after hearing about the organization on NPR. Susan has coordinated the FCFS book group since 2016. She retired in 2018 after working as a CPA for 42 years! Now, she is a member of the Advocacy Overview Committee for FCFS.
Consider asking Rubio and Scott to vote yes on S. 1
These two Brennan Center articles offer great information about the bill. The House has passed the bill. It’s up to the U.S. Senate now. Americans need to trust the election process. See links below that will assist you in writing your senators. This part would require all jurisdictions to use paper ballots that voters can …
Ask DeSantis to veto HB 241?
From News Service Florida DOCTORS SEEK VETO OF ‘BILL OF RIGHTS’May 18, 2021 by NSF StaffSome of the state’s largest physician associations are asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto a bill (HB 241) that would put into law a “parents’ bill of rights.” The bill would enumerate rights of parents related to health care and …
Civics Education
A spokeswoman for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) said now that Florida Education Commissioner Corcoran’s statement about Donofrio is out in the open, they need answers. The SPLC statement continued, “According to Corcoran, a classroom that teaches Black Lives Matter or what Corcoran has labeled ‘crazy liberal stuff’ justifies censorship and the firing of …
Do you have a minute to write your US Representative and President Biden?
I don’t post many federal issues since I think most of you are signed up for national alerts. Please check out the resources tab if you’re not getting the national alerts. If you have a few minutes, please consider the below calls to action. In the years since the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was enacted …
Our state legislators passed SB 7045 without Senator Thurston’s logical reasonable amendment
This was copied from the May 2021 edition of the Freethinker Religious Miseducation at Public Expenseby Merrill Shapiro, Trustee and Immediate Past President, National Board of Trustees, Americans United for Separation of Church and State Our First Coast Freethought Society is an Internal Revenue Service Code Section 501 (c) 3 organization, so this column will not …
SB 90 is awaiting the signature of Governor DeSantis
Excerpt from ACLU website:SB 90 will:*Force voters to submit vote-by-mail requests more often than is currently required, a completely unnecessary administrative hurdle.*Make it a crime for voters to ask a trusted friend or caregiver to pick up or drop off a vote-by-mail ballot, limiting voting access for elderly, working, and mobility-impaired Floridians who cannot retrieve …
2021 bills that have cleared the state Senate and House as of 4/30/2021 and information about SB 772 which wasn’t even heard in the committees to which it was assigned
The state legislature was able to pass all these horrible bills (see below) by April 30th but couldn’t bother to pass a bill (SB 772) that simply required the charter and voucher funded private schools to teach a course on tolerance, a course which is required by Florida Statute 1003.42 (2)(g) to be taught by …
City Council Meeting on Tuesday
This post is about these affirmations:We believe that scientific discovery and technology can contribute to the betterment of human life.We want to protect and enhance the earth, to preserve it for future generations Agenda for Tuesday’s city council meeting:https://jaxcityc.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=858446&GUID=EFE82D25-853B-4B00-8CD0-5E0CCE8E3035&Options=&Search=One of the things on the agenda is the proposed gas tax increase. The funds will partially …
Proposed new standards for civics education in Florida
FFRF suggested comments for standards SS.7.C.1.12 (7th grade) and SS.912.C.1.5 (9th grade): “Judeo-Christian” is a contradiction in terms. Much of this benchmark is simply wrong. For instance, separation of powers is not a Judeo-Christian value, but came from Montesquieu. We know this because the Founders said so. The Ten Commandments did not influence our founding …