to what their children learn. >> if you're promoting things you know certain families do not support, so again that's the woke ideology goes full circle. >> reporter: for high school history teachers barbara and richard in south florida's broward county, the reality is different. >> are people talking about gender identity in classrooms, to your knowledge? >> no. >> no. >> no. >> it's not a topic that you talk about. we teach students. >> and yet it's become so high profile, why do you think that is? >> politics. >> it sells. >> reporter: among ziegler's powerful allies, florida's governor, ron desantis. >> we believe in education, not indoctrination. >> desantis has endorsed 30 school board candidates this election cycle, including ziegler, 19 have won and 16 are in a runoff on monday.