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Ron DeSantis-backed Florida school board members boot liberal superintendents
New York Post ^ | 11/30/2022 | Selim Algar

Posted on 11/30/2022 8:38:51 PM PST by SeekAndFind

Florida’s red wave is already wiping out school superintendents across the Sunshine State.

Backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and conservative activist groups, right-leaning candidates have gained control of many major district school boards and are purging prior leadership.

“Parents woke up in the last few years,” a newly elected school board member backed by the conservative Moms for Liberty advocacy group told The Post. “They were exposed to the garbage that has gone on behind closed doors for so many years. That’s finished.”

A trio of superintendents have been shown the campus door in GOP-leaning districts in November alone — and others are now facing calls to resign.

“Anyone surprised by this hasn’t been paying attention,” the school board member said. “COVID policies, porn in school libraries, nonstop ideology, on and on and on. Parents being ignored and insulted. We’ve had it.”

A group of DeSantis-backed school board members booted Broward County Superintendent Vickie Cartwright earlier this month.

The Brevard Country School Board relieved Superintendent Mark Mullins of his post on November 21, asserting district classrooms had devolved into disorder and chaos.

The move even enjoyed the support of the local teachers union, whose members said students no longer feared disciplinary consequences for disruptive or even violent behavior.

Mullins’ exit also prompted Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey to announce an unspecified crackdown on misbehavior in schools earlier this week.

Sarasota County Superintendent Brennan Asplen also appeared to be on his way out of a gig after a bruising and often bitter Tuesday night meeting that featured more than 50 speakers.

Critics, including members of the newly GOP-controlled board, questioned lagging academic metrics in district schools and prior student masking mandates under Asplen’s watch.

But Asplen had plenty of backers at the meeting who opposed his ouster,

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: desantis; education; fl; florida; goodbyegroomers; sarasota; superintendents
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1 posted on 11/30/2022 8:38:51 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Kick their sorry carcasses out.


2 posted on 11/30/2022 8:39:58 PM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: SeekAndFind

DeSantis and FL give me hope for America.


3 posted on 11/30/2022 8:41:34 PM PST by dadfly ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

Excellent!

Great example for the other 49 states.


4 posted on 11/30/2022 8:42:30 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the U S of A, and to the {Const'l} REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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I haven’t seen leadership like this in a long time.


5 posted on 11/30/2022 8:44:55 PM PST by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Hooray.


6 posted on 11/30/2022 8:47:55 PM PST by Liz (Vox Populi, Vox Dei (voice of the people is the voice of God))
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To: SeekAndFind
Well, let's multiply one successful state, Florida, by 50.

DeSantis2024
MAKEORWELL
FICTIONAGAIN

7 posted on 11/30/2022 8:51:34 PM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston Churchill)
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To: proust
I haven’t seen leadership like this in a long time.

Me neither. It's way past time. Parents and conservatives have been pussy-footing around the issue for years now, while giving the benefit of the doubt to school administrators who are hell-bent on harming the children. After the school superintendents and other upper-office personnel are gone, and they hire competent leaders, they can start on the teachers. Contracts can fail to be renewed and the word can go out that decent, sane, and competent teachers should apply. Retired military can take precedent.
8 posted on 11/30/2022 8:52:29 PM PST by CFW
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To: proust

Bold, decisive… going toe to to with Disney. He didn’t talk about draining the swamp, he is. He is going the extra mile to pull the leeches off while he is in there.
I detest flat land and boring ocean views… but he might be creating a lil piece of Plymouth Rock.


9 posted on 11/30/2022 8:53:37 PM PST by momincombatboots (QEphesians 6... who you are really at war with)
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To: Seaplaner
MOFA!
10 posted on 11/30/2022 9:15:29 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: CFW

School administration has for too long been the last refuge of tyrants and despots.


11 posted on 11/30/2022 9:16:41 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is great.
But I still recommend homeschooling over the public schools.
Was talking to a parent over the holiday weekend about I witnessed him telling his son to “be a man” and shake my hand accordingly. The dad told me that the law DeSantis signed prohibiting “gender discussions” (if that is even the proper term) only applies up to Grade Three.
So starting in Grade Four the students can be exposed to some level of explicit sexual information? The parents of public school students have a lot of work left to do.


12 posted on 11/30/2022 10:50:15 PM PST by Honest Nigerian
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To: SeekAndFind; BatGuano; seekthetruth; Wilhelm Tell; BlueYonder; thingumbob; amzgirl; 75thOVI; ...
Brevard County, Florida ping.

Let me know if you want on or off this ping list.
(not associated with the county government)


13 posted on 11/30/2022 10:58:39 PM PST by NonValueAdded ("There should have been an age and risk stratification approach." still true)
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To: SeekAndFind

>>Mullins’ exit also prompted Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey to announce an unspecified crackdown on misbehavior in schools earlier this week.

Does anyone know if Florida school systems can have their own police forces?

They can here in GA, and my perception is that this is used to sweep stuff under the rug.


14 posted on 12/01/2022 2:16:46 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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We do not. All school districts have an SRO program, which is staffed by the Sheriff’s Office or local municipal department, but there are no independent school district police forces that I am aware of.


15 posted on 12/01/2022 2:53:28 AM PST by TallahasseeConservative (Isaiah 40:31)
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To: SeekAndFind

Outstanding! DeSantis is great.


16 posted on 12/01/2022 3:23:01 AM PST by rrrod (6)
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To: SeekAndFind

Even in Broward!! lolzzz


17 posted on 12/01/2022 3:27:08 AM PST by dennisw ("You don't have to like it. You just have to do it")
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To: SeekAndFind

Cartright had not even been there a year, and was working to fix things that had not been addressed after Parkland. There is a much bigger problem in Broward county,


18 posted on 12/01/2022 3:46:05 AM PST by Nifty
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To: SeekAndFind

Governor DeSantis continues demonstrating what leadership and winning looks like.


19 posted on 12/01/2022 3:58:33 AM PST by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: SeekAndFind; JulieRNR21; Travis McGee; AAABEST; kinganamort; katherineisgreat; floriduh voter; ...

Florida Freeper

I'm compiling a list of FReepers interested in Florida-related topics.
If you want to be added, please FReepMail me.

20 posted on 12/01/2022 4:52:53 AM PST by Joe Brower ("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
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