DeSantis Vows to Oppose Republican School Board Members Who Support Critical Race Theory

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks before signing Senate Bill 7072 into law at Florida International University in Miami on May 24, 2021. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the weekend vowed to turn the Republican political apparatus of his state against school board candidates who support teaching Critical Race Theory.

“We’re not going to support any Republican candidate for school board who supports Critical Race Theory in all 67 counties or who supports mandatory masking of schoolchildren,” DeSantis told Fox News host Dan Bongino.