The board, meeting in Jacksonville, voted after members of the public squared off on the rule, with some saying it would whitewash history and others saying it would prevent Marxist theory from being taught in Florida classrooms.
Guest column: Investigate protest bail hearings
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Last May, the Northside Coalition and the Jacksonville Community Action Committee united to spearhead protests after the police involved killing of George Floyd.
While the protests throughout the nation were mainly peaceful, over 50 Jacksonville citizens who were improperly arrested for engaging in nonviolent protests were denied a reasonable bail.
There has not been a full accounting or explanation of why Judges Bateh and Wilkinson denied a reasonable bail to these nonviolent protesters! Despite their guilt, so far, the judges have escaped scrutiny, penalty or punishment for their questionable and controversial handling of the bail hearings.
A school board in Florida has voted 5-2 in favor of renaming six Jacksonville public schools so they are no longer named for leaders of the former Confederacy who sought to perpetuate slavery.