Florida Disney World District Ends All, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs.br On August 1, diversity, equity andbr inclusion programs were banned from br Walt Disney World's governing district. .br NBC reports that the news echoes Governor br Ron DeSantis's agenda, which looks to curtail br such programs in higher education and elsewhere.br In a statement, the Central Florida Tourism br Oversight District said that it would also be eliminating br its diversity, equity and inclusion committee. .br Appointees chosen by DeSantis took control of the br renamed Disney district, formerly known as the br Reedy Creek Improvement District, earlier in 2023. .br The group also said that it would end any br remaining initiatives from when the district br was under the control of Disney supporters.br Our district will no longer participate in br any attempt to divide us by race or advance br the notion that we are not created equal, Glenton Gilzean, Central Florida Tourism br Oversight District administrator, via NBC.br As the former head of the Central br Florida Urban League, a civil rights br organization, I can say definitively that br our community thrives only when we br work together despite our differences, Glenton Gilzean, Central Florida Tourism br Oversight District administrator, via NBC.br Last year, DeSantis signed into law new legislation br that blocks public schools from using state br or federal funding on diversity programs.br NBC reports that DeSantis has also pushed the state's br so-called "Stop WOKE" law, which prevents business, br colleges and schools from teaching certain racial theories. .br NBC reports that DeSantis has also pushed the state's br so-called "Stop WOKE" law, which prevents business, br colleges and schools from teaching certain racial theories. .br In November, a federal judge br barred enforcement of the law, br calling it "positively dystopian.