Carl Hiaasen: Despite COVID, Florida’s Republican leaders think your kids, their teachers are expendable
by Carl Hiaasen, Miami Herald
Aug 17, 2020
3 minutes
The Republican Party, which traditionally rails against Big Government, is making it bigger by the day in Florida.
In his Trump-ordered push to reopen public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. DeSantis has muzzled local health departments to ensure that Tallahassee is calling the shots.
At a time when parents, students and teachers need expert guidance and solid information, the governor has sidelined medical specialists so he can hog the microphone.
While everyone desperately wants schools to reopen, the
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