The Satanic Temple is outraged that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) doesn’t want satanists to counsel students in the Sunshine State.
Last week, DeSantis signed a new law allowing school districts and charter schools to invite chaplains into schools “to provide support, services, and programs to students.” More than a dozen states now offer similar school programs, which have become necessary amid an epidemic of students facing mental health challenges.
But at a press conference on Thursday, DeSantis said satanists need not apply.
“Now some have said if you do a school chaplain program that somehow you’re going to have satanists running around in all our schools. We’re not playing those games in Florida. That is not a religion,” he said. “That is not qualifying to be able to participate in this. We’re going to be using common sense when it comes to this, so you don’t have to worry about that.”
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