Jeremy Clepper says Alachua County Public Schools chair Sarah Rockwell lacks the ‘mental capacity to treat all families equally’
A Florida parent is calling for the resignation of a local school board chair after she appeared to celebrate the death of wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, referring to him as “one less MAGA in the world.”
Jeremy Clepper, a parent in the Alachua County Public Schools system, told Fox News Digital that board chair Sarah Rockwell “needs to resign because of her comment ‘good, one less MAGA in the world,’ saying she wants all MAGAs dead.”
The remarks in question were made on social media and have since been deleted. In the post, Rockwell, who has served as chair since being elected in 2022, wrote: “Oh did Hulk die? I didn’t even know. Good. One less MAGA in the world.”
Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, passed away on July 24 at age 71 after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida.
Rockwell followed up her original comment with further criticism of Hogan, saying, “[H]e worked with the McMahons to union bust professional wrestling. [H]e’s never been a good guy. I feel absolutely nothing about his death.”
Clepper said Rockwell’s comments disqualify her from leadership. “She’s an extreme progressive at the head of our school board and clearly doesn’t have the mental capacity to treat all families equally and keep our children safe,” he stated.
Speaking at Thursday’s Alachua County Public Schools board meeting, Clepper again demanded Rockwell’s resignation and called her a “disgusting, vile human being.” He said he was “initially removed” from the meeting and ultimately left due to the “hostile” atmosphere.
Clepper, who has a child enrolled in one of the district’s elementary schools, said the situation is “absolutely terrifying.”
In response to the backlash, Rockwell deleted the controversial posts and issued a public apology on her official school board Facebook account.
“A few days ago, I made a cruel and flippant comment from my personal Facebook account on a friend’s post regarding the death of Hulk Hogan,” she wrote Saturday. “I deeply regret making that comment and have since removed it. I want to make it very clear that I never have and never will wish harm on anyone regardless of whether we share political views. While I strongly disagree with some of the comments Hulk Hogan made, that is no excuse for my comment.”
She continued: “I also sincerely apologize for the way my comment has eroded confidence in my ability to represent all students, families, and staff in Alachua County. I want to assure all of you that the best interests of our children and our public schools are at the center of everything I do as a board member. I hope I have shown that by my record of advocacy for children, families, and staff members throughout Alachua County. Again, I apologize for the hurt and distrust I have caused with my insensitive comment. I will continue to do the hard work of putting our children and schools first. I hope that I can earn back your trust.”
“There is absolutely no excuse for what I said and I take full responsibility for it,” Rockwell added. “I posted an immediate apology on my professional Facebook page, and again tonight I sincerely and publicly apologize to everyone who was hurt or offended by my words.”
