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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@B3HJR9F2mos2MO
Diversity education, including what is taught in diversity training, should be apart of the curriculum. Everything taught should be backed by reliable, valid, well-established research.
I don't necessarily think students need training on this. I think it would be more productive to have open discussions about diversity and the importance of it through social studies classes to foster a healthy mindset around this topic.
@B352FHF2mos2MO
Yes, for young children to teach them of the broad range of cultures and lifestyles that legitimately exist in the world that they will encounter and should tolerate.
@9JWTCPT1yr1Y
Be very gentle, TOLERANCE more than anything. 0 bullying. But more importantly, hate is learnt, & taught by parent(usually) i think assessment interactive test to gain a parent's levels of homophobia racism misogyny Islamaphobia. *ROLEPLAY teen coming out and what/how they react to it.
@9FHC68P2yrs2Y
Only at the optional choice of the student
@9F5FC8S 2yrs2Y
Cultural sensitivity training should be mandatory for students who demonstrate a prejudice (along with a consequence and inquiry into the origins of the learned behaviour). All students should be subject to mandatory diversity training in differences universal to all humans, like gender and disability.
@9F3YN582yrs2Y
Yes, children can be mean and teaching them about discrimination could help prevent bullying. We want equality therefore we learn and avoid discrimination.
@99VNGRP2yrs2Y
Have not researched into this topic
@99RSJ3M2yrs2Y
i'd just stick to the curriculum
@99LTY5Y2yrs2Y
Schools should be required to include diversity awareness/sensitivity in the education plan for students.
@9CMHBM82yrs2Y
Only for students that commit acts of discrimination AND all white people
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