Cleared teacher resigns

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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Cleared teacher resigns

Wins fight against spanking allegation; accepts settlement

BY GWEN FILOSA Citizen Staff
gfilosa@keysnews.com

A Monroe County teacher accused of spanking a 5-year-old special needs student in December has agreed to a settlement and is likely to resign, despite her successful fight of an administrative push to fire her, according to School District attorneys.

Janet Faber, who began teaching this year at Glynn Archer Elementary in Key West -- having transferred from Sugarloaf School a...

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SCHOOL BOARD: "I DON'T KNOW HOW WE GOT HERE..."

Submitted on Sun, 09/23/2012 - 10:18am by Apples to apples

That is just the problem, this board is clueless. They are supposed to be advised by "counsel." Look at how much "counsel" has racked up in fees for this and other cases involving employees the school board went after and lost.

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ANOTHER SCREWUP BY SCHOOL BOARD

Submitted on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 10:34am by edkw

Another incident of mismanagement and anminosity towards teachers by the Monroe County School Board members and their bounty dogs. To proscecute, discipline and destroy this teacher's reputation is terrible. How much more do the voters have to take before they realize that these long term Board Members have lost all perspective and must be removed. Dandy Andy Griffiths is a perfect example - 20 years of failed leadership and yet people want to give him another chance.

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really?

Submitted on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 8:55am by Loose Stool

The principal is somewhat inarticulate. you know?

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It SHOULD Be about Education NOT Keeping a job...

Submitted on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 4:38am by Really!?

"She had previously worked with high school kids and students in third to fifth grades." --- WHEN administrators don't look outside the box and just keep pushing your friends and family into situations where they're not skilled for the job, this is what happens. Start looking for the right people for the job and instead of just trying to keep them employed.