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The Florida State Board of Education ruled that the Alachua County School Board violated the First Amendment by attempting to silence a critic.

The board must undergo free speech training and could face pay cuts if they don't comply or if further issues arise.

The ruling stems from an incident where a commenter criticized board chair Sarah Rockwell for a social media post about Hulk Hogan, and from other meetings where commenters were silenced.

What started as a jab at the late pro wrestler Hulk Hogan turned into a legal pile-driver for one Florida school board, which now faces mandatory free speech training – and possible pay cuts – after state officials said it muzzled a critic.

The agreed with the state's top education official that the violated the First Amendm

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