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Gov. DeSantis slams Democrats for supporting Dreamers as state yanks in-state tuition rates
‘I don’t think you should be admitted to college in Florida if you’re here illegally.’
Gov. Ron DeSantis is clapping back at Democrats who fought to save in-state tuition for Dreamers.
DeSantis signed a package of immigration legislation that included eliminating in-state tuition rates for undocumented students attending Florida’s public universities and colleges. The change rolls back a 2014 state law that made it possible for them to avoid being charged the significantly higher out-of-state tuition rate.
“I don’t think you should be admitted to college in Florida if you’re here illegally,” DeSantis said Friday at a press conference, adding that giving them in-state tuition rates in the first place was “a slap in the face.”
About 6,500 students attending Florida’s public universities and colleges will see their tuition tripled or quadrupled starting in July. Democrats worry that many will abandon their studies and drop out.
“You had these Democrats saying that this was somehow the worst thing in the world. And one of them even said, ‘The illegal students, that’s going to be the leaders of the future, including the President of the United States,’” DeSantis said at his press conference Friday. And I’m thinking to myself, ‘Really? Born in a foreign country? No, I don’t think so.’”
Democrats argued it was heartless to raise tuition rates undocumented students who are trying to pursue careers and end up paying taxes, benefiting the state in the long run.
Republican Sen. Ileana Garcia also defended those students during the debate on the Senate floor.
“Our Dreamers are hardworking young people who are seeking an opportunity to better their lives through higher education and supercharge our economy through an impactful career,” Garcia said.
Meanwhile, Republicans countered that Dreamers are taking away spots from Florida residents at schools. Sen. Randy Fine, who co-sponsored the bill, blamed the students’ parents for bringing them to the country illegally.
“The 2,000 students we know are not going to a Florida university of their choice because an illegal immigrant is there: What about their dreams?” Fine said Thursday.
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Florida school students could be given instruction on disabilities as part of their curriculum if a new bill intended to raise awareness is passed in the upcoming Legislative Session.
The bill (SB 540) was filed by Tampa Republican Sen. Jay Collins and is titled the “Evin B. Hartsell Act.” The bill aims to amend current legislation to require, rather than authorize, disability history and awareness instruction to students in public K-12 schools.
If passed, the bill would mandate a specific two-week period each year during which students would receive intensive instruction to expand their knowledge, understanding, and awareness of individuals with disabilities, the history of disability, and the disability rights movement.
Students would receive specific instruction on several topics relating to disabilities through the course of each grade. District school boards would be authorized to consult with the Evin B. Hartsell Foundation to help with the development of the curriculum.
Disability history could include the events, timelines, development, and evolution of services, the civil rights of individuals with disabilities, the contributions of specific individuals with disabilities, and contributions made by national leaders.
Instruction for grades K-3 would include conversations around bullying — including what a student should do if they are being bullied, what they should do if they witness someone else being bullied, and what bullying looks like and its different types. Instruction could also incorporate the school’s own anti-bullying policy.
Activities teaching about physical disabilities would also be in the instruction for K-3, including having students try to complete tasks using only one hand, taking turns using a wheelchair, or having students’ complete tasks while blindfolded with other students acting as their guides.
Grades 4-6 would have instruction focused on learning about autism spectrum disorder, which would include activities that require students to communicate to each other without speaking.
Students in grades 7-9 would be provided information on hearing impairment and what life is like for a person living with such a disability. Reading each other’s lips, attempting to listen to a teacher while loud music is playing, or wearing ear plugs could be included in teaching activities.
For high school students in grades 10-12, instruction would include the different types of learning and intellectual disabilities — with learning activities that demonstrate what life is like living with a learning or intellectual disability, including having students attempt to read sentences backwards.
If passed, the act would take effect July 1.
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