Senator Dan Gelber, Democratic candidate in the race for Florida Attorney General said yesterday that, while protecting consumers would be his top priority should he become the state’s next top cop, he will also get involved in other critical issues like public education, to ensure that the constitutional rights of citizens and children are not being violated.
Gelber was responding to a question on public funding and the low quality of education in Florida, in an exclusive interview with West Orlando News Online.
“Florida’s constitution requires that a high quality school system be paramount and if we fail that right now, the citizens of our state and more precisely the children of our state are having their constitutional rights violated”, Gelber warned. “And that’s something the Attorney General should care deeply about.”
He added that there are already “clear guidelines and direction from the Florida Legislature” to fund high quality education, and if this is not the case then, Florida is in violation of its constitution.
Gelber said he intends to be part of the debate and discussion, as to whether or not the state is funding public education at a level that complies with Florida’s constitution, should he become the state’s next Attorney General.
