Florida Education Board Questions Alachua Vice Chair Over Kirk Post, Raises Sunshine Law Concerns

At a Nov. 13 meeting, the state board pressed Vice Chair Tina Certain about her private-post comments on the memorial for Charlie Kirk. Officials displayed Facebook comments appearing to show discussion of board business between accounts matching Certain and Chair Sarah Rockwell, prompting Sunshine Law warnings. Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas said the Alachua board remains on probation and that continued violations could result in withheld salaries. Certain, accompanied by an attorney whose fees are being paid by Alachua County, declined to answer some questions on legal advice. No disciplinary action was decided, and state officials said a prosecutor could review the alleged Sunshine Law violations as other complaints are examined.