GOP Wants School Board Member Removed for Protesting ICE

The Sarasota County Republican Party has formally requested that Governor Ron DeSantis remove School Board member Tom Edwards from office. The call follows Edwards’ participation in an anti-ICE rally where he blasted the killing of Renee Nicole Good. In response, Board Chair Bridget Ziegler proposed a resolution mandating full cooperation between the school district and federal immigration authorities. Edwards maintains the effort is a politically motivated “culture war” designed to distract from student safety.