One voice of reason on the board.
Via Sun Sentinel:
The father of a student shot and killed during the Parkland school massacre has been appointed to the state Board of Education, Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday evening.
For 52-year-old Andy Pollack, it is all about accountability.
“That word has haunted me since my daughter was murdered,” Pollack, of Coral Springs, said Friday night.
His daughter, Meadow, 18, a senior, was shot nine times during the Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Meadow’s body was found in a third-floor hallway. She was lying on top of the body of 14-year-old freshman Cara Loughran, as if protecting her.
Pollack’s term on the board began Friday and ends Dec. 31, 2022. The appointment is subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.
Ex-student Nikolas Cruz has confessed to killing 17 and wounding another 17 that day.
“What I hope to accomplish is accountability at a local level, to hold school boards accountable and superintendents accountable,” Pollack said.
Pollack has emerged as a politically outspoken voice since the shooting, advocating fiercely for school safety, and rubbing shoulders with powerful Republican politicians.
Among his other objectives, Pollack said, will be better pay for teachers and close scrutiny of how money for schools is spent.