Sen. Collins introduces bill ordering Florida public schools teach 'history of communism'

TAMPA, Fla. – Sen. Jay Collins, R-Fla., filed a bill Wednesday that would require Florida public schools to teach the history of communism along with establishing a History of Communism Task Force.

The teaching of communism, as recommended under SB 1264, would cover the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution of China and the Third Reich of Nazi Germany. It also would detail its ideology in Latina America, particularly the socioeconomic policies of Communist Cuba.

Furthermore, movements of communism and their tactics in the United States will be analyzed. The bill states a goal of the program is to “inform students that communism poses a threat to freedom.”

Cuba has long been ruled under Communism, including by former leaders Fidel and Raul Castro for over 60 years.