STATEMENT OF THE FLORIDA GLBT DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS ON THE SUSPENSION OF THE BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD’S DIVERSITY COMMITTEE

Fort Lauderdale – Today, the Broward County School Board voted to suspend its Diversity Committee, which has been mired in controversy for the past several weeks over issues surrounding the so-called promotion of issues of sexual orientation. Michael Albetta, president of the Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus, issued the following statement:

“Finally, the Broward County School Board did the right thing. After being sidetracked for weeks on a manufactured controversy over the ‘We Are Family’ video, the Diversity Committee has been suspended pending an emergency workshop. Rather than bringing us together and promoting tolerance and understanding, the Diversity Committee instead drove a wedge through the entire Broward County community. All of us – Democrats and Republicans, gay and straight – should thank the School Board for recognizing there are better ways to teach kids about diversity.”

The Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus is a chartered organization of the Florida Democratic Party. The Caucus has 13 Democratic clubs as chartered members, from Jacksonville to Tampa Bay to Key West