Ron DeSantis announces new 9/11 curriculum for Florida schools

Published: Sep 10, 2024 Duration: 00:03:13 Category: News & Politics
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And finally, I just say, we say, never forget. And part of the reason why you have events like we're up here today, why they're at the World Trade Center site in Manhattan, why they're at the Pentagon and why they're in Shanksville, Pennsylvania is to ensure that people remember what happened that day, honoring those who were killed, celebrating those who rose to the occasion. And I think that that's totally appropriate, but it also occurs to me that most of the people in our country who are under the age of 30 are either not born yet or probably too young to have a very firm memory of what 911 entailed. And so by saying, never forget, uh doing things every year on 911 is necessary, but it's not sufficient. And so I'm proud to have worked with the Florida legislature to develop for our schools 911 curriculum. So that every year we will have instruction on the causes of 911, the destruction of 911, the heroic response that so many made to 911. And this wasn't just something that was devised in some ivory tower. This was something that was devised in conjunction with 911 families with people who had were veterans of the World Trade Center, uh and veterans of the Pentagon. And I think this is something that's very, very meaningful. So as the father of young kids, 76 and four, my kids may be a little too young to fully understand at this point. But I'm confident that growing up in the State of Florida, they are going to be taught what this event means to our country. It's a wake up call to know that evil is out there. But it also serves or should serve as inspiration to know that the way those folks responded when everything was on the line, they rose to the occasion, they sacrificed themselves and they saved many, many lives in the process. So we worked hard on that curriculum and today is going to be across Florida, the debut of that curriculum and it's something that's really, really important and I know everybody here is appreciative that that's being done in the state of Florida. Most states are not doing anything of this nature. Uh We're not going to forget and not only that, uh if you outside of the tri state area, we are the number one place where 911 veterans have moved to uh in the years since 911, you go look in this area, you have people that retired from the port authority and the FDNY and the, and the NYPD. So Lord we have a special obligation as being the uh desired home of so many people who were there that day uh to make sure we're doing right by their sacrifice and to make sure that future generations truly never forget. Thank you, God bless you. God bless the memory of those lost. God bless the people who sacrificed and God bless these United States of America.

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