Commissioner of Education recommends withholding School Board Members’ salaries for violating parents’ rights

BY JENNIFER CABRERA

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida Commissioner of Education Anastasios Kamoutsas sent a letter today to Alachua County School Board Chair Sarah Rockwell, requiring her to attend the August 20 State Board of Education and recommending that School Board Members’ salaries be withheld after Vice Chair Tina Certain told deputies to remove a parent from the July 31 meeting.

During general public comment, about 30 people spoke in support of Rockwell after she apologized for posting “One less MAGA in the world,” referring to the death of Hulk Hogan; however, the room erupted into chaos after a man who identified himself as Jeremy criticized Rockwell and other board members: “You know what you said, and you should step down.”…

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