SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) – Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Sarasota this week to announce rebates for Progressive auto policyholders. After that news conference, the governor took questions. He was asked about the recent expansion of the Schools of Hope law.

It’s a law that was originally meant for charter operators to help under-performing schools. Over the summer, lawmakers gave operators the ability to use vacant areas on any public-school campus with low enrollment.

“Being able to provide operators like that some existing infrastructure that's not being utilized makes economic sense, but it also helps attract folks to come in and do it,” DeSantis said.

That was the governor’s response to concerns from parents in Sarasota and Manatee counties after they received notice from Miami-based Mater

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