Leon County School Superintendent Rocky Hanna is under investigation for what the state department of education says is the degree to which his personal views have impacted his job. Depending on the outcome of the investigation, Hanna could become the latest in a line of superintendents who’ve lost their jobs after running afoul of the DeSantis administration.
Of the dozen Florida school districts that defied Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on local mask mandates, only five still have their original superintendents. If Hanna is removed from office as a result of the investigation, that number goes down to four.
Hanna is the only superintendent of the original dozen that is elected and not appointed. That means the only way he can be removed from his job– aside from losing an election—is through gubernatorial action. In a letter, the DOE says Hanna is being investigated for whether his personal views have impacted his role as superintendent. In a statement, Hanna called the investigation “meritless” and said it was sparked by a complaint sent to the governor by a member of the Moms for Liberty Leon Chapter. Hanna says the complaint was over a letter he sent teachers at the start of the school year.
