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During the investigation against her husband, Bridget Ziegler told the police that she, her husband and the woman were four charged with sexual assault, had sex last year. According to an affidavit, Christian Ziegler and the victim had known each other for more than 20 years. On the day of the incident, Christian Ziegler and Bridget Ziegler tried to arrange a trial with the victim, who backed out when he found out. Bridget Ziegler cannot attend.
Although Bridget Ziegler is not accused of anything illegal, critics have criticized her for being a supporter of traditional family values and a Florida law that prohibits teachers from lead to classroom education about sexuality and gender identity, known to opponents as “Don’t Be Gay.”
As one of the founders of Moms for Liberty, Ziegler rose to national prominence and was supported by Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2022 school board election. DeSantis also appointed him to the Florida board that oversees the Disney parks in central Florida.
Outside of the resolution, Ziegler’s study has some problems. Earlier this month, a Moms for Liberty chapter in Pennsylvania broke away from the national chapter, along with its chair tell a local news outlet that “It is difficult to advocate for parental rights when the co-founder is found guilty of defamation.”
And Bridget Ziegler last week resigned to become vice president the school’s programs at the Leadership Institute were not funded to help conservatives running for office.
The board meeting in Sarasota was tumultuous from the start, with dozens of protesters lining up outside and demanding Ziegler’s resignation in the afternoon. One person hold a degree read “Don’t say 3-way.”
The student representative on the board was asked not to attend the meeting and to cancel the regular student activities because of the Board’s speech at a meeting. grown-ups.
One of the members of the board, Tom Edwards – the only Democrat of the group – urged Bridget Ziegler to resign due to the reason of “interference in the long list of problems” that attract the unwanted the school district.
“For me, as the chairman of the school board, it’s not the left, it’s not the right – it’s the students,” said chairman Karen Rose, who introduced the resolution to condemn Bridget Ziegler.
Bridget Ziegler spoke briefly at the meeting, and tried to draw attention to how the committee passed several resolutions in recent years, many of which were tied to political reasons. He also mentioned how the resolution was not binding – no force to trigger his resignation.
“This thing has no teeth, is that right?” Ziegler asked the board’s attorney what his first public statements were since the investigation was made public.
Only DeSantis can remove a school board member and it’s unclear if the Republican governor is considering action against Bridget Ziegler. However, DeSantis suggested that Christian Ziegler should step down from the GOP seat pending an investigation.
Supporters of Bridget Ziegler who attended the meeting called the committee’s action against her a “political move.” One Republican member of the school board called for participation in the “brutal awakening” against Ziegler, saying “Et tu, Brute?”
“This meeting is dedicated to a motion that has no more authority than when I’m out on the street,” said Martin Hyde, a local Republican. nicknamed the mini-Donald Trump of Sarasota.
But others came to the meeting to seek a “pound of flesh” from Ziegler because of his previous support of LGBTQ+ policies that advocates say are harmful to students and make them feel humiliated and ashamed.
“Participating in same-sex activities is not shameful,” said Nick Machuca with Equality Florida, an LQBTQ+ advocacy group, to a crowd outside the meeting.
“However, Bridget Ziegler did this while shaming our community and working overtime to create policies that directly discriminate against us. Not accept that lie.”