Glory Reitz
A lawyer representing Thompson Sod, Inc. and its owners sent an open letter on Friday demanding Santa Fe High School (SFHS) remove the company’s logo from the school campus due to an ongoing state investigation.
The letter cited an ongoing criminal investigation into “numerous” individuals, including employees and affiliates of SFHS, conducted by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).
According to the letter, the investigation is for multiple crimes against children.
“The removal of the Thompson’s business logo from Santa Fe High School’s campus is the first step that the Thompsons are taking in their quest to proudly stand up for all children, past and present, that attend Santa Fe High School and who have been, or are currently being victimized by adults who have been entrusted with providing the children a safe place to receive and education, play sports, and socialize,” attorney Bobi Frank wrote in the letter.
The letter also promises that the Thompsons will aid FDLE in its investigation, and a statement from Frank’s law firm calls for other community members to step up as well. The firm asks that anyone with information to share with FDLE, call the Alachua Field Office at 386-462-9975.
“Effective immediately, the Thompsons are entirely disassociating from the current Santa Fe High School Administration,” Frank wrote in the letter. This disassociation included the removal of their children from the school.
Frank could not be reached for comment for this story.
Alachua County Public Schools spokeswoman Jackie Johnson declined to comment on the story, telling Mainstreet “we don’t have any information we can share.”
State law exempts active criminal intelligence and investigative information from public records laws.
I hope someone gives the Thompson family an award for “Doing the right thing”