An Alachua County school board member who is under fire for a social media post about the memorial for murdered conservative leader Charlie Kirk spoke in front of the State Board of Education on Thursday.

Shortly after Kirk was killed, Alachua County School Board Vice Chair Tina Certain posted on her private Facebook account about the memorial held by President Donald Trump, calling Kirk an “uneducated white boy who is being glorified.”

She wrote, in part, “to see the feds & state elevate him angers me."

The Education Board summoned Certain to explain why she referenced race in her post and to ask if her words affect her ability to serve on the school board.

On Thursday, in front the state board and accompanied by her attorney, Certain told board members her speech was protected politi

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