Topline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) issued a fiery response Tuesday to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s announcement that he’s calling in the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help respond to threats made against school workers for enforcing Covid-19 safety guidelines, with the governor saying that Florida “will not allow federal agents to squelch dissent.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) speaks during a news conference on December 14, 2020, at Tampa General … [+] Hospital in Tampa, Florida. Chris O’Meara/ASSOCIATED PRESS Key Facts In a memorandum Monday, Garland said he was directing the FBI to work with prosecutors and local officials to discuss “strategies for addressing threats” against school workers in the goal of coming up with a system for threat reporting, assessment and response. The announcement comes less than a week after the National School Board Association (NSBA), which represents local school board officials around the U.S., sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting FBI intervention to help combat “angry mobs” that have been appearing at school board meetings to protest Covid restrictions. The letter mentioned more than 20 examples of intimidation against officials, i… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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