Governor of Florida. Ron DeSantis suspended four Broward County school board members after reading a report issued by a grand jury empaneled after the Parkland school shooting. Pointing to the “incompetence, dereliction of duty and abuse of power” of the board members, DeSantis signed an executive order suspending Patricia Good, Donna Korn, Ann Murray and Laurie Rich Levinson and naming their replacements. “It is my duty to suspend individuals from office when there is clear evidence of incompetence, dereliction of duty, misconduct or misconduct,” DeSantis said. “The State Grand Jury’s findings vindicate the work of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas School Safety Commission. We are grateful to the members of the jury who devoted countless hours to this mission, and we hope this suspension will bring the Parkland community another step forward to justice This action is in the best interest of the residents and students of Broward County and all citizens of Florida.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSandis has suspended four school board members for incompetence, dereliction of duty and abuse of power. (The Associated Press) FLORIDA GOV. DESANTIS CALLS BIDEN’S STUDENT LOAN INDICATOR UNCONSTITUTIONAL, SAYS COLLEGES TO PAY IT The Twentieth State Grand Jury has issued several reports, but its final report, which ran to more than 130 pages, spent considerable time pointing out specific problems fraud and error million dollars of government funds. “Our discussion around the subjects of this Report will become very specific,” the grand jury members wrote. “We’re going to name names, we’re going to highlight specific acts on specific dates. … We’re doing all of this in an effort to give the taxpayers in these school districts a clear picture of what’s going on in their schools, who’s causing it and why.” . Florida Governor Ron DeSandis addresses the crowd at the Florida GOP nighttime primary event in Hialeah, Florida (Ronn Blitzer, Fox News) (Fox News) Members of the grand jury found that some, but not all, school board members “committed misconduct, misconduct, dereliction of duty and incompetence in mismanaging the SMART Program. multi-million dollar bond“to improve school safety and provide for renovations. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE’S ‘WARRIOR GAME’ BEGINS IN FLORIDA Years after the fatal shooting, members of a grand jury found that the schools have not settled security systems that, had they been deployed, they could have saved lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The school board neglected to install a security system that grand jury members say could have saved lives during a mass shooting four years ago. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool) “Even four years after the events of February 14, 2018, the Grand Jury’s final report found that a security-related alarm that could have potentially saved lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School “was and is such a low priority that remains. de-installed at several schools,” DeSantis’ office wrote. In addition to calling the schools “unsafe” environments, grand jury members also criticized board members for allowing education to continue in “aging, dilapidated, moldy buildings that were supposed to have been renovated years ago.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP DeSantis’ office pointed to select, key pieces of the grand jury report to say, “These are inexcusable actions by school board members who have demonstrated a pattern of encouraging unacceptable behavior, including fraud and mismanagement, throughout the district.”
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