This Week in South Florida Full Episode: September 10, 2023

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Miami-Dade School Board Member Roberto Alonso, journalist Marc Caputo, Miami-Dade County Independent Civilian Panel Chair Loreal Arscott, WLRN journalist Tom Hudson, Miami-Dade Republican Party vice chair Kevin Cooper and attorney Alex Tachmes.

[nycmatch]

Thank you, Marc Caputo, for being honest. All reporters should look to you as an example of good journalism.

[Patrick-yhyd]

We need more young people involved in everythin.

[nycmatch]

Did I hear Mr Alonso say that students are falling behind in Corp competencies because so much time is spent discussing transgender issues? My goodness.... How much time is being spent on this subject? Are they missing meals because of this? Did it occur to you, Glenna, to ask that question?

[VILJL]

School Board member Roberto Alonso does not send his children to public school and none is more ignorant than District 4 School Board member Alonso, elected to represent Hialeah-Miami Lakes schools, with the backing of DeSantis and his Education Commissioner Manny Díaz Jr.
He does their political bidding at the micro-level, but hardly knows his subject. At the contentious meeting, Alonso, 44, said gay issues were “never a topic when I was growing up in schools.” Well, he graduated from Catholic Monsignor Edward Pace High School, where gay students would’ve had no choice but to stay in the closet. But those of us who went to public school and/or entrusted our children to them know that gay issues were discussed in schools — and it wasn’t the big deal Republicans have blown out of proportion for political reasons. Worse than Alonso’s ignorance of education history in the county, was the highly inappropriate comparison he made. (Read the column by Fabiola Santiago, from the Miami Herald)

[jasonsmith]

make sure to wear your pride flag Backpack to schools kids

[kimcoughlin]

Is that even Bribin looks like a mask..swelling and loose skin what is that...