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Roland99

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Thu Jan 30, 2020, 07:22 PM Jan 2020

Wyndham Destinations pulls Florida voucher donations over anti-gay school policies

Wyndham Destinations pulls Florida voucher donations over anti-gay school policies
The timeshare company joined Wells Fargo and Fifth Third Bank in saying they’ll stop donating to the program after discovering some beneficiaries have anti-LGBTQ policies.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/third-company-pulls-florida-voucher-donations-over-anti-gay-school-n1126686

Wyndham Destinations became the third major company in 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.

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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 announcement from San Francisco-based Wells Fargo.


Yes! These right-wing sources of grifting have caused enough damage to our schools
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