Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed legislation that would mandate public schools teach kids as young as kindergartners about the evils of communism.

“The truth will set us free,” DeSantis said in a press release. “We will not allow our students to live in ignorance, nor be indoctrinated by Communist apologists in schools. To the contrary, we will ensure students in Florida are taught the truth about the evils and dangers of Communism.”

The bill, SB 1264, was signed on the 63rd anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion, a failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro’s dictatorship in Cuba.

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