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Richard Luscombe in Miami

Florida schoolkids may have to study ‘threat of communism in the US’

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From left, Ron DeSantis with wife, Casey DeSantis, and children Madison and Mason, in Lexington, South Carolina, on 20 January 2024. Photograph: Sean Rayford/AP

Kindergartners in Florida might soon be compelled to balance learning their ABCs with lectures on the history of communism, if a Republican proposal moving through the state’s legislature becomes law.

House bill 1349 would also create a “history of communism taskforce”, hand-picked by the Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, to recommend how the subject is presented in classrooms from elementary to high school starting in 2026.

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