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