U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown slams Gov. Rick Scott for recommending FAMU's president be suspended

Rep. Corrine Brown (D - FL)
United States House of Representatives

JACKSONVILLE, Florida -- In a letter sent late Friday, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown hammered Gov. Rick Scott for "strongly recommending" that Florida A&M President James Ammons be suspended.

The letter comes a day after a group of angry FAMU students protested in front of the governor's mansion as a result of the Scott's call for a suspension.

"I am extremely disappointed with your effort to suspend the university's President, Dr. James Ammons. By carrying out this action, you may very well jeopardize the academic accreditation of FAMU, one of our nation's finest Historically Black Colleges and Universities," she wrote.

The university is reeling from the hazing-related death of Robert Champion, a drum-major on the school's famed "Marching 100" band. That death was ruled a homicide Friday.

REP. BROWN'S LETTER

READ THE AUTOPSY REPORT ON DEATH OF MR. CHAMPION (PDF)

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