On this Friday’s Week in Review, our panel of journalists weighs in on the week’s top headlines, including a Florida appeals court ruling that the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense law applies to cases involving animals. Also, parents and teachers are speaking out after discovering that their elementary school could face closure under Duval County Public School’s revised Master Facility Plan.
Among our topics:
- Jacksonville’s mayor likens Donald Trump’s promised mass deportations to concentration camps, sparking a GOP backlash.
- Newly elected District 1 School Board member Tony Ricardo shares multiple storm-related conspiracy comments on social media during the aftermath of Hurricanes Milton and Helene.
- A meeting at George Washington Carver Elementary gets heated after parents and teachers discover the school is on the school district's list for closure and consolidation into Rufus E. Payne Elementary.
- A Florida appeals court rules the state's “Stand Your Ground” legal defense includes threats from animals.
- St. Johns County homeless advocates challenge the county's anti-panhandling law, even as Duval advocates drop a similar case.
Guests:
- Megan Mallicoat, education reporter at Jacksonville Today.
- A.G Gancarski, Northeast Florida correspondent at Florida Politics.
- Rich Donnelly, anchor/reporter at First Coast News.
- Steve Patterson, reporter at the Florida Times-Union.
And, commemorating Filipino-American Heritage Month with a sensory fusion of spice, flavor, art and music.
Guests:
- Agnes Lopez, board member of Jax Filipinos.
- Chef Leni Rose Magsino, owner of the Perfect Pear Catering and Lola's food truck.
