"The instructions state explicitly that explaining 'unequal outcomes between men and women' in terms of 'institutional sexism' would violate state law. The email includes guidance suggesting that 'biological sex chromosomes determine ... how females and males behave' and recommends pointing out that women and men with the same credentials enter different jobs."
"You are explicitly prohibited from discussing 'systemic racism, institutional racism, [or] historical discrimination.' You cannot 'state an intent of institutions today to oppress persons of color.' You cannot 'describe when, how, or why individuals determine their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.'"
Florida's College System has implemented restrictive curriculum guidance that prohibits community college instructors from explaining gender pay gaps through institutional sexism or discussing systemic racism and historical discrimination. The state-created curriculum for mandatory Introduction to Sociology courses explicitly forbids these topics and instead directs instructors to attribute behavioral differences between men and women to biological sex chromosomes. Instructors cannot discuss systemic racism, institutional racism, historical discrimination, institutional intent to oppress persons of color, or how individuals determine sexual orientation and gender identity. This guidance creates significant constraints on how educators can teach well-documented social phenomena and established sociological concepts.
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