Chicago residents have a better chance of being shot than they do of getting a good education, Republican presidential hopeful Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday.

“You think of a place like Chicago, these kids – you’re more likely to get shot than to get a world-class education in some of these places,” DeSantis said, while addressing a homeschool convention in Orlando.

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DeSantis made the comment while describing the harm done in liberal-run cities that delayed reopening schools after the COVID threat had waned. 

“Nobody wants to admit that they wanted to lock kids out of school for a year and a half because you’ve seen the results,” DeSantis said, noting how school attendance never recovered in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York:

“From 202 …