Overview

• Edwin Ferguson reaffirmed his comments at this week’s board meeting, said he will not resign, and confirmed he plans to run for reelection while stressing he does not condone the assassination.
• He argued teachers should not risk certification for saying they do not "miss a racist bigot" and, in making his point, compared Kirk to Adolf Hitler.
• A Sept. 11 memo from Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas said the department will investigate educators who celebrate Kirk’s death and reminded staff their professional duties limit some speech protections.
• Local response has been sharply divided, with activist Willy Guardiola calling for Ferguson’s termination and the West Palm Beach NAACP supporting Ferguson’s characterization of Kirk as racist.
• Ferguson said he only learned of Kirk recently and based his view on videos he watched, and local outlets report no state disciplinary action has been announced as of Friday.