Ron DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
  • The Florida Department of Education is investigating an elected superintendent who is a fierce critic of Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  • Superintendent Rocky Hanna says he is being targeted for expressing his "political beliefs."
  • Hanna has criticized the governor's education policies and has encouraged teachers to ignore political pressure.

Florida is threatening to remove an elected school superintendent who has been critical of Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna publicly criticized DeSantis for the governor's ban on mask mandates at schools during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.