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DBoon

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1. Meanwhile, in Florida...

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Wed Nov 30, 2022, 11:31 PM

Nov 2022

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis put his weight behind dozens of conservative school board candidates across Florida during the midterms. Now they’re in office — and are purging some educational leaders who enforced Covid-19 mandates.

New board members in two GOP-leaning counties essentially sacked their school superintendents over the span of one week. The ousters were spurred by how the superintendents carried out local policies like efforts to support the rights of parents, an issue inflamed by schools imposing student mask mandates last fall in defiance of DeSantis.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217422244

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https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/30/desantis-school-board-covid-00071305

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Masking student in public schools slows the spread of Covid [View all] BigmanPigman Nov 2022 OP

Meanwhile, in Florida... DBoon Nov 2022 #1

And Deathsantis will cover up the real numbers BigmanPigman Nov 2022 #2

Where in the article did the first statement in your post originate? I'm confused. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Dec 2022 #3

I fucked up. BigmanPigman Dec 2022 #4