100-Year-Old Grandmother Slams Florida's Book Bans in Powerful Speech
She only had one minute to speak and she made the most of it.
March 26, 2023
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She only had one minute to speak and she made the most of it.
Opponents called transgender people 'delusional' and urged the public schools to teach 'God's word.'
Bridget Ziegler, a Sarasota County School Board member and co-founder of Moms for Liberty, is facing calls for resignation following her husband’s sexual assault investigation and revelations of secret throuple with another woman.
Christian and Bridget Ziegler were the Florida Republican power couple. That is until a sex scandal and allegations of rape pushed the two out of the GOP hierarchy.
One rule requires public notification about restroom access for transgender students, while another threatens teacher's licenses under the "don't say gay" law.
Edwards left a Sarasota County School Board meeting during public comment when a woman suggested he posed a danger to students.
The Brevard Public Schools opened an investigation of Satellite High teacher Melissa Calhoun based on allegations from a parent that the teacher referred to a child with a different name than the one assigned at birth.
The new rules are seen by local activists as an attempt to "bully and intimidate" affirming school districts.
“There is no way around it, I’m being punished because I am the parent of a transgender student,” Jessica Norton said in a statement to the media.
A resolution passed 4-1 to call her to resign. However, Ziegler was defiant.
The board expanded restrictions on lessons about LGBTQ+ identity and called for teaching that slavery benefited some African Americans.
Bridget Ziegler, who has supported anti-LGBTQ+ policies, chaired a school board meeting where Tom Edwards was called a groomer by homophobes.
Ziegler helped pass an anti-trans measure at a Florida school district.
She says a right-wing school board member reported her to the education department because a character in the film is gay.
The same School Board also rejected resolutions recognizing the month in 2022 and 2023.
The Miami-Dade County School Board for the second year in a row, voted 5-3 against the recognition in October.
Ziegler was officially censured in an emergency meeting over the weekend.
LGBTQ+ advocates have repeatedly voiced outrage at Bridget Ziegler — not because it was revealed she had a sexual relationship with a woman, but because she's supported Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's anti-LGBTQ+ policies.
Prospects for passage of the recognition are slim in light of state’s “don’t say gay” law.
A group with signs bearing hateful messages showed up at the home of Brevard Public Schools board member Jennifer Jenkins, a supporter of her district's inclusive policies.
I’m directly affected by the authoritarian policies of our ambitious and ruthless governor.