The governor’s office said the schools’ foreign connections “constitute an imminent threat to the health, safety, and welfare of these school’s students and the public.”
Park Maitland School denies Chinese ties; parents decry DeSantis stripping of vouchers – Orlando Sentinel orlandosentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from orlandosentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Park Maitland School said Saturday that it does not have any connection to the Communist Party of China and does not know why Florida yanked it from participating in its school voucher programs claiming it had “direct ties” to the Chinese leadership. “We were not contacted in advance and are seeking more information regarding the basis for this decision,” the school said in an .
Governor Ron DeSantis’s office issued a statement Friday stating that the Florida Department of Education has found four schools to have ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
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