Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs ‘Anti-Communist Education’ Bill Into Law

‘We’re going to tell the truth about the evils of communism,’ the governor said.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks about a toll highway relief program during a press conference held at the Greater Miami Expressway Agency in Miami on April 1, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Florida students at all grade levels will receive further instruction on the history and dangers of communism beginning in the 2026–27 school year.

“We’re going to tell the truth about the evils of communism,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on April 17. “We’re going to tell the truth about the unprecedented death toll of the 20th century at the hands of communist tyranny—100 million killed at the hands of communist regimes spreading from China to the Soviet Union to Cuba. Those are the facts, and those are what we need to be very clear-eyed about now.”