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All Teachers In Florida Who’ve Pledged To Teach Critical Race Theory
Bottom Line: On June 10th the Florida Board of Education banned the teaching of Critical Race Theory, heeding the call of Governor DeSantis who said Florida’s education system exists to create opportunity for our children. Critical Race Theory teaches kids to hate our country and to hate each other. It is state-sanctioned racism and has no place in Florida schools. Less than a month later, in advance of the upcoming school year, 69 Florida teachers are among the 5,068 teachers to sign a pledge stating they’ll teach it. As of Wednesday, the Zinn Project pledge to teach Critical Race Theory, regardless of the law, included these self-identified Florida teachers - starting with those in South Florida. I’m naming names so that parents and students may identify teacher’s they’re familiar with take appropriate action.
Broward:
- Matthew Gross – Coral Springs
- MR Russo – Pompano Beach
- Maria Niforos – Pompano Beach
- Cecilia Campbell – Dania Beach
- Christopher Pereza– Hollywood
Miami-Dade:
- Dr. Julie Hood – Miami
- Laura Leigh Ramphey– Miami
- Thomas Fiori – Miami Beach
- Maria Torres – Homestead
Palm Beach:
- Eric Volat– West Palm Beach
- Marie Cole – North Palm Beach
- Aimee Trier – West Palm Beach
- Jason Motta – Jupiter
Here are pledged “educators” from Florida's other 64 counties (listed in the order in which they signed the pledge).
- Jacqueline Roller – Sarasota
- Angela Russo – Tampa
- Cassie Howard – Orlando
- Virgina Teppner– Winter Haven
- Stacy Daniels – New Smyna Beach
- Rubiana Perez – Lakeland
- Susanna Wingenroth – Fort Myers
- Amy Williams – Leigh Acres
- Karen Hemmerich – Taveres
- Sonja Franeta– Saint Petersburg
- May Spencer – Palm Harbor
- Nicole Weingart – Gainesville
- Janice Law – Tampa
- Sherridan Lorraine – Merrit Island
- Heather Epps – Lakeland
- Kelly Bennedetti– Tampa
- Erica Rodriguez – New Port Richie
- Cedrita Demus – Tallahassee
- Warren Buck – Jacksonville
- Cyndi Stone – Fort Walton Beach
- Caroline Gannon – Rotonda West
- Carol LaVallee– Sarasota
- Melinda Wimbish – Alamonte Springs
- Kevin Smith – Jacksonville
- Debra Marshall – Melborune
- Heather Williams – Fort Myers
- Gregory Esteve – Lake Wales
- Lance Duff – Jacksonville
- Gloria Custodio – Bradenton
- Jo Carlisle – Jacksonville
- Tim Gilmore – Jacksonville
- Jennifer Franke – Key West
- Jennifer Robinson – Tampa
- Maki Scott – Hanies City
- Jaclyn DuBois – Bradenton
- Laura Markley – Orlando
- Adriana Robledo – Sarasota
- Anglea Taflampas – Lutz
- Myra Mendible– Fort Myers
- Kristen Kimball – Jacksonville
- Barbara Paulin – Tallahassee
- Leah Huber – Largo
- Joanna Hirsch – Clearwater
- Paul Scott – Clermont
- Alba Lamar – Tampa
- Shauna Jackson – Orlando
- Kelly Bayes – Largo
- Donella Quartrman– Jacksonville
- Lisa Montgomery – Jacksonville
- Adriana Robledo – Sarasota
- Patricia Mitchell – Stuart
- Elisabeth Richert – Fort Walton Beach
- Amy Callaghan – Safety Harbor
- Kathern Curry – Safety Harbor
- Annette Wylie - Saint Petersburg
- Jessica Vaughn-Clark – Gulf Breeze