Should FL school boards be partisan? Voters will be able to decide through a constitutional amendmen
Florida’s local school boards have been partisan for at least two decades, but that could change immeasurably.
The Florida Senate voted 29-11 on Wednesday to allow voters to decide if the boards should be partisan or not. The measure would be in the form of a constitutional amendment in the next general election or at an earlier special election. The state House version had already OKd the bill, with a vote of 79-34.
The final discussion in the Senate chamber showed how much the issue means in a K-12 education system of about 3 million public students, with 67 school districts and their local school boards.
“We’re giving full transparency to voters,” said State Sen. Joe Gruters, the sponsor of the measure. He also said he believes that politics are already in local school board races, though the boards are currently nonpartisan. Gruters represents Sarasota and part of Manatee County.
But other Senate colleagues were against the measure.
https://floridaphoenix.com/blog/should-fl-school-boards-be-partisan-voters-will-be-able-to-decide-through-a-constitutional-amendment/
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Do I want the religious right deciding what to teach or what books we should read? Fuck that shit! 
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