Central Florida Tourism Oversight District abolished all of its diversity equity and inclusion programs the district said in a Tuesday news release . The statement cited an internal investigation into the Reedy Creek Improvement Districts policies claiming the district implemented hiring and contracting programs that discriminated against Americans based on gender and race costing taxpayers millions of dollars . Disney is suing the board and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in federal court arguing that the state retaliated against the company for exercising its First Amendment rights . The change affects only the government and not the companies that operate inside the district i.e. Disney and would seem to eliminate contracting protocols that in the past gave special consideration of women and minority owned businesses during the procurement processes . CFTOD will dissolve the districts DEI committee and eliminate any job duties relating to DEI . has reached out to Walt Disney World for comment . The board has sued Disney in state court where a Florida Judge recently rejected Disneys request to dismiss the case. The board recently rejected a Florida judge recently rejected their request to Dismissal of the state court to dismiss their lawsuit . A Florida judge has rejected their appeal to the state’s decision to dismiss its appeal to Disney in the state legislature to dismiss this appeal . The district has declined to comment on the state’s decision to withdraw its decision to withhold its appeal. The state has refused to provide an explanation. The district’S decision to remove its decision. The District has declined comment. The Florida State Department has declined a comment. It declined to provide a comment to Disney’t comment. In a statement. to comment. in a statement to comment to the district. The State Department’. to provide comment. to the State’ll not comment. A Florida
Disney governing district in Florida slashes all DEI programs . Disney’s governing district sl
