Duval school board considers suing state

Members of the Duval County School Board are at odds over whether they should sue the state. The issue is House Bill 7069, which was signed by Gov. Rick Scott, that threatens to shut down low performing schools and turn them into charter schools.

Two schools are in danger -- Matthew Gilbert and Northwestern Middle -- both are D schools, up from an F. But House Bill 7069 said because of the low grades, they will be forced to shut down and turned into charters.

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"This lawsuit again is going to set them off, that we are separate, that we are against them. They think we are against them," Scott Shine, a school board member said.

"We need to send a message to our children that we are fighting for them. This is critical, we must now stand as a board with a sense of urgency to say how are we going to assure that our students receive a quality education in the buildings they want," said Paula Wright, school board chair.

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While at odds about what to do -- the school board did make a decision to have their attorney explore possible litigation.

"We are willing to fight the fight for you, we are willing to get a backlash," Wright said.