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School officials in Fla. try to block Michelle Obama visit

School officials in Fla. try to block Michelle Obama visit:


School officials in Fla. try to block Michelle Obama visit



 Some Miami-Dade (Fla.) School Board members are trying to block a visit to a school by first lady Michelle Obama scheduled for today on the grounds that it amounts to a campaign visit,The Miami Herald reports.
By Julie Jacobson, AP
Miami-Dade School Board member Renier Diaz de la Portilla has called for the event at Barbara Goleman Senior High School in Miami Lakes, Fla., to be canceled while board member Carlos Curbelo wants the board attorney to reconsider an opinion that the appearance meets legal requirements, the Herald reports.
Diaz de la Portilla is running for a Florida state House seat as a