Florida Disney World District Ends All, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs.
On August 1, diversity, equity and
inclusion programs were banned from
Walt Disney World's governing district. .
NBC reports that the news echoes Governor
Ron DeSantis's agenda, which looks to curtail
such programs in higher education and elsewhere.
In a statement, the Central Florida Tourism
Oversight District said that it would also be eliminating
its diversity, equity and inclusion committee. .
Appointees chosen by DeSantis took control of the
renamed Disney district, formerly known as the
Reedy Creek Improvement District, earlier in 2023. .
The group also said that it would end any
remaining initiatives from when the district
was under the control of Disney supporters.
Our district will no longer participate in
any attempt to divide us by race or advance
the notion that we are not created equal, Glenton Gilzean, Central Florida Tourism
Oversight District administrator, via NBC.
As the former head of the Central
Florida Urban League, a civil rights
organization, I can say definitively that
our community thrives only when we
work together despite our differences, Glenton Gilzean, Central Florida Tourism
Oversight District administrator, via NBC.
Last year, DeSantis signed into law new legislation
that blocks public schools from using state
or federal funding on diversity programs.
NBC reports that DeSantis has also pushed the state's
so-called "Stop WOKE" law, which prevents business,
colleges and schools from teaching certain racial theories. .
NBC reports that DeSantis has also pushed the state's
so-called "Stop WOKE" law, which prevents business,
colleges and schools from teaching certain racial theories. .
In November, a federal judge
barred enforcement of the law,
calling it "positively dystopian."