After some 1,200 outraged FAMU students confronted him on his front lawn last night, Gov. Rick Scott agreed to schedule a meeting with President James H. Ammons, today. That talk will take place at 3:30 p.m.The protest, led by Student Body President Breyon Love, told Scott to "stay the hell out" of FAMU following his public attempt to pressure the university's Board of Trustees to place Ammons on administrative leave while the state continues several investigations on the campus. The students demanded that he immediately withdraw his recommendation for the president's suspension.
Scott did not rescind the request for suspension, even though he has admitted that he has no evidence that Ammons did anything wrong. He also said no one has told him that the FAMU president was being uncooperative with the probes.
The governor did say that he would make sure to speak with Ammons about what is best for the school.