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Comment by J.R. on May 27, 2011 at 4:17pm

I posted the comment below a couple of days ago on another FCTP blog and know Gov. Scott signed the education bill "as is," with Lines 985 through 1070 still in the signed SB 2120. This post is just for information and it is basically what I wrote to Gov. Scott, but he had another bill signing that very day at The Villages, and then signed this bill later that afternoon.  We were too late or he was too quick in signing the bill, without reading all of our comments.

"Lines 985 through1070 of SB 2120 must be vetoed.  It takes transparency out of the textbooks selection process, removes the true history of our county and its government from textbooks, and gives the progressive-socialist controlled education establishment carte blanche control over the selections process. This allows them to include, without screening by parents and grandparents, materials that distort or eliminate our country's true history and indoctrinate public school students through instruction in deviant sexual behaviors, teaching them their parents are wrong on social and religious values, and preparing them to be world citizens in a one world government through the International Baccalaurate (IB) program. The IB program is being used statewide, including in Duval County School District.

All proposed textbooks up for adoption by the FLDOE Textbook Selections Committee, should be made available online for the entire public to read at least two months before the textbook publishers have to make their presentations to the FLDOE Textbook Selections Committee in October of each year.  After the Committee adopts textbooks, they can then be adopted both by every school district in the state and by private schools. All public and some private schools receive textbook samples months prior to the adoption of the textbooks.

I can't see where in this bill any screening or input opportunity is afforded private schools or homeschoolers, either. This bill clearly affords only a top-down, controlled process to insure the types of textbooks the liberal-progressives want adopted, get adopted.

Please call, e-mail or fax your request to Gov. Rick Scott that he line-item veto lines 985 through1070 of SB 2120". The Florida State Legislature needs to go back to square one on this issue and block any education bill that does not provide complete transparency in the textbooks selection process and that does provide for the intrenched liberal-progressives to have top-down control over the entire adoptions process.

Also, when you communicate with Gov. Scott, tell him that School Choice, with Vouchers for parents and guardians to send their children to private, including religious, schools must be passed, for the federal government controls over our schools and parents choices that exist are unconstitutional. Nothing in the U.S. Constitution gives the federal government any power over the education systems in the sovereign states."

Comment by tamara stephenson on May 27, 2011 at 11:22am

http://www.nvhs.u

here is the link to the homeless veterans support group.  It's in Brevard County; it seems like they do good work, but one never knows.

Comment by Tom Wright on May 27, 2011 at 8:29am

I sent an email to Governor Rick, what I got in return was a form email saying they will get back to me soon.

I was very specific abount lines 985-1070, I guess we were all too late, to prevent the signing.

I will be voiceing my disapproval.

Tom Wright

Comment by Joanna B McDermott on May 27, 2011 at 7:56am

We need to let them know that this is NOT ACCEPTABLE.

Comment by J.R. on May 27, 2011 at 6:59am

This is not a good education provision in SB2120, it is a harmful intrusion into parental rights and control over what their children are exposed to in public schools. It takes the "in loco parentis" law to an absurd level. 

Michael, it might be interesting to take a look at the US Dept. of Education for the origin of these "Next Generation Standards" and compare them to the ones in the Sunshine State.  The best subject area to check first is Social Sciences, specifically History, and the IB program which is world governance oriented. This provision in the bill is designed to obscure the degree of indoctrination of Florida's children, to hide it from parents and the public who pay for this progressively more socialistic education system in Florida. There should be a statewide uproar over this, for it's definitely a bridge too far.

I supported and campaigned for Rick Scott, but I can't in any good conscience support him on this horrible provision of this bill. 

Comment by Chuck Morrison on May 27, 2011 at 6:41am

Same ol' - Same ol'??  Wonder how these Tallahassee RINOS explain their "newfound" love of central control?  Oh, so Americans can compete globally for their little jobs with their new International Baccalaureate certificates?

Comment by MICHAEL UBL on May 26, 2011 at 11:49pm

Yes, SB 2120 was signed as is and will be published as Session Law 2011-55.

Interesting the bill was initiated by the Senate budget Committee, not education committee, and was a scant 38 pages as introduced. The unfavorable language was part of a House floor ammendment (HJ 535) by Republican Representative Coley, a teacher. I can't find a discernable reason why this ammendment was proposed or why the bill took the path it did, but its vote history shows it passing by straight party line votes in both House and Senate with all Republicans voting. 

The enrolled bill is 78 pages. Lines 1020-1021 refer to the instructional materials being reviewed "to align with the applicable Next Generation Sunshine State Standards." A quick review of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards isn't possible, I tried. I've never heard of it, but it looks like a huge bureaucratic network that's establishing Florida school standards. You have to see it to believe it. Unless it's a really old program, it's safe to say Republican legislators and Republican governors started it or allowed its creation.

I support Governor Scott all the way, but also wish this would have at least been challenged. Preferably vetoed.

 

Comment by J.R. on May 26, 2011 at 3:52pm

Good job, Jeanne. It will also further enable indoctrination of our children and grandchildren and further enable the usurping of parental rights. This is very concerning.

Tamara, do you know more about what the national Homeless Veterans program was providing for veterans? I'm not familiar with that program.

Comment by tamara stephenson on May 26, 2011 at 3:11pm

I read the Veto List, and there are a few items that surprised me, including cutting $12 million to the national Homeless Veterans.  Who knows?  maybe this is some crazy liberal group, but if that is the purpose of the group, it would seem that he could have kept this one in.  otherwise, that list looked good to me

Comment by J. Crosby on May 26, 2011 at 3:05pm

Here's my letter to Governor Scott,

What a disappointment that this bill was passed with lines 985-1070 included in it.  Limiting the approval of the school books to such a few will certainly continue to "dumb down" our children and grandchildren.  It should have not be limited to those that it has been.
Very disappointed,
Mrs. Jeanne Crosby

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