Wells Fargo, Fifth Third Bank halt contributions to Florida private Christian schools
Fifth Third Bank, which sent $5.4 million in 2018 to the Florida’s largest school voucher program, said Tuesday it is halting contributions until the state prohibits private schools that receive the money from discriminating against LGBTQ students.
Late Wednesday, a Wells Fargo spokeswoman said the company also was also ending its support of the program.
Private schools that won’t admit or would discipline gay students harm LGBTQ youngsters who might be enrolled and others who absorb those bigoted messages, he added. “It’s poisoning kids minds,” Smith said. “We should not be funding these schools.”...