Will strong DeSantis views on teaching race deter equity effort in schools? A movement started amid last summerâs protests is running up against the governorâs push to tamp down classroom discussions about race. Â Â Protests like this one last June in St. Petersburg over the murder of George Floyd led to a widespread racial reckoning that has included a rethinking of how some subjects are taught. Top educators in Pinellas and Pasco counties are making changes to their curricula even as Gov. Ron DeSantis and others work to tamp down discussion of certain racial issues in classrooms. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]