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Ron DeSantis: “We have a staggered opening in Florida. So, like, some of…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Speaks at Palm Beach Atlantic University

Published | Video Starts at 08:13

… school's got to be open, and the kid, if they want to be in that seat, the parent can send them there. And so we did this. And, you know, We have a staggered opening in Florida. So, like, some of our rural schools open earlier in August, some of the. Most of them mid August, some of them even later August, depending on the school district. So our first schools were opening in, starting the school year in North Florida, like, I think Baker county, very rural area. I got like 92% of the vote. (08:13–08:23)

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Asserts that Florida schools had staggered openings in August based on district.

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