PUBLISHED 2:53 PM ET Jul. 14, 2021 PUBLISHED 2:53 PM EDT Jul. 14, 2021
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TAMPA The battle over four charter schools in Hillsborough County was discussed at a Florida Board of Education meeting on Wednesday in Seminole.
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Board recently voted not to renew the contracts of several charter schools
That decision has led to criticism from Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran
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Fourth-grader Zoey Sanchez sat in a packed conference room, waiting for her chance to speak. She is fighting for her charter school in the Riverview area to be allowed to stay open. I do not understand why some grown-ups are trying to close my school, she said when she got her turn at the podium.
UPDATED 8:23 PM ET Jul. 03, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:08 PM ET Jul. 03, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:08 PM EDT Jul. 03, 2021
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Donald Trump returns to the limelight with a rally Saturday night in Sarasota
The former president has delivered several recent speeches, raising questions about his 2024 intentions
Supporters say they’re supporting a wider movement
Thousands of people waited in line for hours for what is being called the former president’s Save America rally the latest in a series of recent speeches marking Trump’s return to the limelight.
Trump supporters wait in long lines at the Sarasota Fairgrounds to see the former president speak (Spectrum News/Laurie Davison)
Meanwhile, about two dozen charter school supporters protested outside a board workshop Tuesday morning.
Marcie LaBlanc held up a sign and waved as passing cars honked at the group. I m out here because I believe that parents should have a choice where they want to send their children to school, laBlanc said.
Parents becoming emotional as they ask Hillsborough School Board members to reconsider their vote not to renew contracts of several charter schools. Board attorney says “litigation is likely”. @BN9pic.twitter.com/H5BCFWcjVl Laurie Davison (@Laurie Davison) June 29, 2021
The board decided to hear from people who attended the meeting and wanted to speak.
Anti-Masker Screams Tucker Carlson Talking Points While Disrupting School Meeting
Security escorted the Florida woman out of the room.
A Florida woman repeated a talking point recently pushed by Fox News host and conspiracy theorist Tucker Carlson while disrupting a school board meeting on Tuesday.
“We do not need masks for our kids! It’s child abuse!” the unidentified woman shouted at the Hillsborough School Board retreat in Tampa.
Bay News 9 reported that the board’s public meeting was held in a small conference room and attended by mostly board members and the media. The incident was caught on video from several angles: