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Alachua County School Board revises public comment rules after a commenter's near removal for criticizing the board chair.

Florida's Education Commissioner criticizes the board chair's social media comment about Hulk Hogan and recommends withholding board members' salaries.

The new public comment rules emphasize decorum and consistent application regardless of viewpoint.

A Sunshine State school board chair's callous remarks about a dead professional wrestler have ignited the latest First Amendment flashpoint in Florida.

Alachua County's school board amended its public comment rules in their Aug. 13 workshop meeting, essentially getting a free speech refresher course on what is and is not allowable conduct in meetings and in social media.

This follows outrage fr

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