Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill Requiring Minute of Silence in All Public Schools

Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill Requiring Minute of Silence in All Public Schools
Florida governor Ron DeSantis meets with fans during Day One of The Walker Cup at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Fla., on May 8, 2021. Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill requiring teachers in K-12 first-period classes to provide between one and two minutes of silence, which will allow students to pray if they want.

The Republican governor explained that many of the Founding Fathers who helped create the country’s system of government wouldn’t agree with the notion that “you can just push God out of every institution and be successful.”

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