DeSantis Suspends School Choice at 4 Florida Schools With CCP Ties

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has directed the state’s Department of Education to suspend availability of school choice scholarships to 4 schools with CCP ties.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at The Gathering at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Atlanta on Aug. 19, 2023. Justin Kase for The Epoch Times

Gov. Ron DeSantis has directed the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) to suspend the availability of school choice scholarships to four schools found to have direct ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The decision, made public on Friday, comes after a thorough investigation conducted by FDOE, which revealed that Lower and Upper Sagemont Preparatory Schools in Weston, Parke House Academy in Winter Park, and Park Maitland School in Winter Park maintain direct connections with the CCP.