SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB ) - Local chapters of Club America, the high school affiliate of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA, are starting in schools across the Suncoast.

ABC7 spoke to several chapter leaders a day after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a partnership with Turning Point USA to encourage the groups in Florida high schools.

Leaders of Sarasota High School’s chapter say there has been some critical reaction from peers, but it’s nothing they can’t handle.

“Most pushback we see on social media like in Facebook group chats on comments on post and stuff,” secretary Brooke Campbell said. ”It doesn’t really affect me. I feel like it’s more like on a level if we stand together, we’re stronger than we would be standing alone.”

The chapter’s vice president, Craden Hoffman, agreed. “We try

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