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Florida Education Chief Orders Clay School Board Member to Appear Over Racial Remarks

He must appear before the State Board in January to explain his social media comments.

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Clay County School Board Member Robert Alvero is under fire following a social media post where he talked about negative experiences with members of the "African American community."

Overview

  • Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas called Robert Alvero’s language discriminatory and unprofessional and directed him to appear before the State Board of Education on Jan. 21, citing the impact on 39,000 students, including 17.8% who are Black.
  • In a Facebook Live first reported by Clay News & Views and since removed, Alvero said he has had “80% more negative” experiences with Black people and described most as “nasty,” “rude,” and “problematic.”
  • Clay County School Board Chair Misty Skipper, Sen. Jennifer Bradley, House Speaker-designate Sam Garrison, and the Clay County Republican Executive Board urged Alvero to resign.
  • The Clay County School Board set its own review for Jan. 8, with members saying the remarks do not reflect district values and promising to address them at that meeting.
  • Alvero apologized, calling his comments wrong and offensive and saying they do not reflect his values; he is a first-generation Cuban immigrant and former Jacksonville firefighter elected to the board in 2024.