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.
The Florida Department of Education is hosting its Board of Education meeting to discuss critical race theory. Republican officials want it out of classrooms, but some teachers say strict rules could "whitewash" history.