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Gov. DeSantis announces civics requirements for high school seniors

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NAPLES, Fla. — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants your students to learn civics.

The governor made a stop at the North Collier County Regional Park in Naples on Tuesday, where he announced students will now be required to learn civics education in school.

He says it will teach them the system of governments and principals that underlay our Constitution.

High school seniors will now be required to pass a civics exam similar to the citizenship exam taken by naturalized citizens.