'Chaos' reigns at Florida college that DeSantis filled with far-right cronies: report - Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism
This makes me so angry. I knew people who went to New College. I've been to their Palm Court Party. I was so envious of what a cool, small school vibe it had and the students were all exactly the kinds of people you want more of in the world. DeSantis put fucking Christopher Rufo on the board at New College. This is a travesty and I hope more leaks out.
Watch this video of a parent tearing into Rufo over all the bullshit happening at the school. If you have already seen it, awesome!
@AnotherDayInHell @knittingknots2
To get on a board of govenors in the Uk or any job in a school there is a formal application process, application, refrences and background checks.
Do US schools not have processes in place to safeguard school communities. ?
Each state's laws will be different. In Florida the Governor appoints 6 citizen trustees to the board for each state University. Those trustees have to be confirmed by the Florida Senate. Right now, Florida has a Republican supermajority and they are a rubber stamp for DeSantis's agenda. Governor DeSantis want to turn New College into a school similar to Hillsdale College. That school leans very heavily conservative. It also is a private college that isn't subject to state funding or education standards.
I forgot that the board of governors consists of 13 trustees for each public University. Only six are governor appointed.
@AnotherDayInHell @knittingknots2
Ah right, I guess things are different in the US, as I said over here people who want to be involved with the school are subject to background checks.
@AnotherDayInHell @knittingknots2
Lets just hope that does not happen.
@zleap @knittingknots2
I don't know much about UK law, but we have many laws in the States that make it really easy to backslide into autocracy.