the republican majority on the florida senate education committee advanced a measure last week that attempts to bar the influence of critical race theory in schools and businesses across the state. florida governor ron desantis goes further, supporting a proposal that would allow parents to sue school districts that teach racism-related materials. meanwhile, a florida school district cancelled a professor s civil rights history seminar for teachers, citing in part concerns over critical race theory even though his lecture had nothing to do with the topic. for more on this let s bring in senior national political reporter for nbc news, mark caputo. his latest piece delves into what is exactly going on. also joining us the host of