Third major company in 3 days announces it will stop donating millions of dollars to Florida’s private school voucher program after an investigation found that some of the program's beneficiaries discriminate against LGBTQ students. - NBCOUT
Wyndham Destinations became the third major company in just three days to announce it will stop donating millions of dollars to Florida's private school voucher program after a newspaper investigation found that some of the program's beneficiaries discriminate against LGBTQ students.
Wyndham said that it told the organization last year that it would"halt funding if concerns about the voucher program were not addressed." "As we have not seen any further action to address our concerns, we are today discontinuing our support and funding for Step Up For Students and hope that the organization will quickly work with the Florida Legislature to immediately end any discriminatory practices existing within the voucher program," the company told NBC News and CNBC on Thursday afternoon.
The timeshare company also said it would re-evaluate its support if the concerns are addressed, adding,"we remain in agreement with the value in providing low income families with the opportunity to choose the best education for their children." The Orlando-based hotel company’s announcement comes just two days after a similar announcement by Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank and one day after an"We have reviewed this matter carefully and have decided to no longer support Step Up for Students," Wells Fargo said of the voucher program, noting the bank’s employees “highly value diversity and inclusion, and we oppose discrimination of any kind.
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