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Miami private for-profit school Centner Academy — owned by GOP mega-donors who charge up to $30,000 in tuition — bars vaccinated teachers from contact with students, citing anti-vax conspiracy theories #BecauseMiami nytimes.com/2021/04/26/us/…
School founder and CEO Leila Centner's Instagram is packed with debunked COVID anti-mask and anti-vax conspiracy theories and right-wing propaganda, many posts flagged for misinformation #BecauseMiami instagram.com/leilacentner/
Two years ago, the Centners opened the academy illegally over the protests of residents — then they paid off Commissioner @KeonHardemon and Mayor @FrancisSuarez #BecauseMiami
They opened Centner Academy illegally in August 2019 without a Certificate of Occupancy, so they hired @MiamiMayor Francis Suarez's law firm to lobby the city #BecauseMiami: crespogramnews.com/august-27th---…
Miami residents appealed the city's zoning exception for Centner Academy, then the owners made ten $1,000 "donations" from their various entities to Commissioner @KeonHardemon and, two weeks later, he personally intervened on their behalf #BecauseMiami: crespogramnews.com/sept-11th---ho…
The email Leila Centner sent last week tells school staff "reports have surfaced recently of non-vaccinated people being negatively impacted by interacting with people who have been vaccinated" and "reports of menstrual cycles being impacted and a 366% increases in miscarriages"
In 2020 alone, the Centners donated over $1 million to the Republican Party (national and state) and candidates in federal elections including Donald Trump and Rick Scott.
Centner also spread COVID misinformation in a letter to parents saying they will not employ vaccinated people: "it appears that those who have received the injections may be transmitting something from their bodies to those with whom they come in contact" #BecauseMiami

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Oct 2, 2022
Payaso Patrol: Mayor Ponzi Postalita @FrancisSuarez got called out for fleeing Miami for a ritzy fundraiser in New York City while #HurricaneIan hit Florida, so now he’s hijacking rescue resources for a pathetic performative photo opp. #BecauseMiami
Last April, @CityofMiami Chief Resilience Officer quit after 11 weeks on the job; the 3rd CRO to leave since 2020. @FrancisSuarez's staff told a CRO “resilience is not a priority,” it's "too long term" with no immediate political or PR value. #BecauseMiami miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
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#BREAKING: Nilo Cruz fled Cuba for freedom, graduated Miami-Dade Schools, became the first Hispanic to win the Pulitzer Prize in drama, and was inducted into the @MDCPS student Hall of Fame. Now they have banned students from seeing his play. #BecauseMiami miamiherald.com/news/local/new…
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Background (on Rubio’s FIU job that Braman paid for): nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna5…
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“Manny Diaz has done a great job in the Legislature on education issues ranging from teacher pay to parental rights and choice. I am confident that he will serve our state well as the Commissioner of Education." — @GovRonDeSantis, April 21, 2022 flgov.com/2022/04/21/gov… Image
Florida ranks lowest for education spending: @SenMannyDiazJr colluded with @ErikFresenFL (in-law of his charter school employer) to give charters more money with less accountability. Fresen went to jail for not filing a tax return during 8 years in office. miamiherald.com/news/local/edu…
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Oct 7, 2021
This is why buildings fall in Miami: @MayorDaniella supports and @MiamiDadeBCC approves ANOTHER extension to airport contract with MCM, the bankrupt construction company — owned by @RepCarlos's wife's cousin — behind the FIU bridge collapse that killed 6 people #BecauseMiami /1
Here are the Miami-Dade Commissioners who voted yesterday in favor of the airport contract extension for collapsed FIU bridge builder MCM, disrespecting the victims and families of this tragic act of deadly negligence: District 2 Commissioner Jean Monestime #BecauseMiami /2
Commissioner “Pay 2 Play" @KeonHardemon’s former chief of staff now works for MCM! So, of course, he voted yes. And, as everyone in town knows, Keon and his political crime family will do anything and sellout anyone if the price is right. #BecauseMiami /3
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Oct 5, 2021
Jury orders Miami-Dade School Board @MDCPS to pay $6 million to former student of ex-Palmetto High creative writing teacher Jason Edward Meyers, accused of harassing and sexually abusing a string of female students #BecauseMiami: miamiherald.com/article2547451… Image
“The verdict found Meyers ‘posed a substantial risk of sexual abuse or harassment to female students,’ yet the @MDCPS district was ‘deliberately indifferent’ in how it handled the accusations.” #BecauseMiami
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