Gov. Ron DeSantis Attends Moms for Liberty Event in Tampa, Focusing on School Board Races for 2022
By Fox 35 // July 16, 2022
'school boards have a significant impact on families’ lives'
ABOVE VIDEO: Emphasizing that school-board elections have a “significant impact” on families, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday focused heavily on his support for candidates who align with his education agenda as he helped kick off an event held by the conservative group Moms for Liberty.
TAMPA, FLORIDA (FOX 35) – Emphasizing that school-board elections have a “significant impact” on families, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday focused heavily on his support for candidates who align with his education agenda as he helped kick off an event held by the conservative group Moms for Liberty.
Moms For Liberty, founded by two former Florida school-board members, gained prominence by railing against school-board policies such as mask requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has drawn about 500 people from across the country to an inaugural “summit” that started Friday and will continue Saturday and Sunday in Tampa.
DeSantis has fought student mask mandates and led efforts that he and supporters say bolster parental rights. In recent months, DeSantis has been applying increased pressure to elect conservatives to school boards.
“I think what’s happened over the last couple years is parents now realize that these are really significant elections. Certain elections, the midterm, who’s running for governor or senator, those are important, don’t get me wrong. But (school boards) probably have a significant impact on families’ lives in a way that some of these other offices may not be able to do,” DeSantis said during a roughly hour-long speech Friday.
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