School Board Calls For Mom For Threeways To Resign

December 13, 2023 Christianists, Republicans

Axios reports:

The Sarasota School Board voted Tuesday to urge member Bridget Ziegler to resign, saying her continued service amid an ongoing sexual battery investigation into her husband, Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler, “would cause an irreparably harmful distraction.”

While symbolic, the 4-1 vote — in which two members who ran on a ticket with Ziegler joined in calling for her resignation — reflects how far her standing has fallen in the wake of the scandal. Only Ziegler voted against the resolution.

The school board administrative building was a circus leading up to the meeting, with several dozen protesters hoisting signs that read “Ban Bridget not books” and “Judge not, lest ye be judged.”

The Tampa Bay Times reports:



Ziegler had been the board’s chairperson until late November. After listening expressionless to board lawyer Patrick Duggan read the resolution, she voted against the measure, and in brief comments noted that the other public board she serves on did not take a similar step.

DeSantis has not called for her removal from the school board or the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, the Disney taxing authority to which he appointed her. Ziegler noted that the school board’s action “does not have any teeth,” which Duggan confirmed.

While the board has no authority to remove its members, the governor can do so for reasons that include the commission of a felony, neglect of duty, malfeasance, incompetence and habitual drunkenness.

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