The Florida Senate has exchanged their Higher Education issues for the House's Schools of Hope. The Senate Appropriations Committee passed
SB 1362/HB 7101
on Monday and we believe it could be up on the Senate floor as early as Tuesday. The two chambers have been bargaining back and forth all week. If the House succeeds in privatizing schools, every one of us loses.
This affects all schools and all communities.
It
will
affect your child. This is a travesty.
We ask you to call your
Senator
in your district TODAY. Ask them to
oppose SB 1362/HB 7101 because
:
This is a battle over privatizing our schools and ensuring that our public schools have the funds to service our neediest of students.
This is not about money; it is about who controls our schools. We do not want private companies to run our schools. We have elected school boards to do that.
IT IS TIME TO TAKE A STAND. THE LEGISLATURE NEEDS TO HEAR US AND SUPPORT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE.