Don’t politicize school funding

I’m fed up with the continued politicization and pandering of our so-called government representatives. What is wrong with Rep. Randy Fine? If the proposed school budget cuts for those districts that enforced mask mandates are not punitive, as Fine says, then it’s a page out of Vladimir Putin’s playbook — control those that hold different views through fear, threats and intimidation.

Cutting $16.5 million from Orange County Public Schools funding will mean fewer musical instruments, teaching tools and experiences for our children. What did our children do to deserve this punishment?

Kurt Kotzin Orlando