On Wednesday, April Carney, Vice Chair of the Duval County School Board, proposed a policy change to allow Turning Point USA high school chapters to be formed within the district.
Carney’s proposal came during a Policy Handbook Committee Meeting.
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“I have been getting some phone calls from parents about receiving pushback from teachers where students have come forward saying that they wanted to open a Turning Point USA chapter,” Carney said. “I think it’s a violation of the First Amendment to have the teacher to say ‘No, I am not willing to sponsor.’”
The push comes in the aftermath of the assassination of TPUSA’s co-founder, Charlie Kirk…