Will Amendment 1 turn the school playground into a political battleground?

Schools have become a political battleground. There are pushes to ban books and efforts to shape the lessons our children are taught. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has played a big role in local school board races backing Republican candidates. He continues to trumpet efforts to ban what he calls “woke” ideas in classrooms. Now, after more than 20 years, there is a push to place party labels on school board candidates. For more than two decades, Florida school board races have been non-partisan. But if Amendment 1 passes on the November Ballot, it would again provide for the partisan election of district school board members.