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Sarasota speakers warn 'Schools of Hope' expansion could privatize public buildings, siphon resources
Summary
Multiple public commenters at the Sarasota County School Board meeting urged local leaders to resist the state Schools of Hope program and related legislation, saying it allows for-profit operators to use public school facilities and staff without adequate local oversight.
Community members told the Sarasota County School Board they fear the state’s Schools of Hope policy — discussed broadly at the meeting and cited in several public comments — would allow private operators to occupy public facilities and divert resources away from district-run programs.
“Schools of Hope are predatory, they are profiteering, they are parasitic,” said India Miller, a community speaker, who urged the district to resist what she described as privatization. Several commenters compared the…
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