“It is my duty to suspend people when there is clear evidence of incompetence, dereliction of duty, misconduct or misconduct,” DeSantis said in a statement. We thank the jury for their dedication and hope that this moratorium will bring another step towards justice for the Parkland community.”

Broward County, which includes Fort Lauderdale, is the sixth largest school district in the nation, with approximately 260,000 students. The rare decision to forcibly remove an elected official from office was praised by the families of school violence victims, but also sparked accusations of political excesses.

DeSantis has suspended Patricia Good, Donna P. Korn, Ann Murray and Laurie Rich Levinson from the board. (The jury also recommended the removal of her fifth board member, who was subsequently elected to the state senator.) School board offices are nonpartisan, but all elected officials DeSantis has dismissed are Democrats. registered as a voter of Several of their replacements worked in Republican politics.

“What country is this? According to the Miami Herald, what Governor DeSantis has done is un-American and undemocratic,” Levinson said. “Just because they might disagree with local policy decisions is no reason to remove someone from an elected office.”

Earlier this month, DeSantis also fired an elected Democratic county attorney for refusing to prosecute certain cases related to abortion and gender-affirming care. The official sued for reinstatement.

Considered a frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, DeSantis has made a name for himself in conservative circles by intervening in issues such as the education of race and LGBTQ issues in schools. Earlier this week, a conservative candidate who backed his education agenda won more than a dozen local elections.

William Bainbridge, an expert on Florida educational institutions, said the governor’s intervention was “very unusual.” is an excuse to appoint like-minded people.”

DeSantis bends influence in ‘anti-awakening’ school board victory

Relatives of 2018 shooting victims applauded DeSantis for holding officials accountable. “They cause a lack of discipline and directly influence our decisions to kill our children and spouses,” said Tony Montalto, head of his Parkland standwith, an advocacy group made up of families of victims. I gave it.” “Negligence in their work contributed to the deaths that occurred…it’s not political.”

In the aftermath of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the Florida Supreme Court forced a grand jury at DeSantis’ request. has been asked to investigate whether it has accepted state funding. Promised projects have been delayed and cost much more in Broward County than originally estimated by the school board, according to the report.

“Students continue their education in dangerous, dilapidated, moldy buildings that should have been renovated years ago,” the study revealed.

The grand jury said, “District officials often act as if they are not even interested in knowing the reality of the school, and are proverbial ostriches burying their heads to avoid facing reality.” It reminds us that there is nothing like