Past stories on the school district investigation
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Schools may boot unqualified

Key West Citizen - Saturday, November 7, 2009

The Monroe County schools superintendent on Thursday said he will ask employees who don't meet state-mandated job requirements to resign and reapply for their positions when they can meet the minimum...

Acevedo must show for next hearing

Key West Citizen - Friday, November 6, 2009
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Monique Acevedo will be arraigned Thursday on two charges of using her school district credit card to make personal purchases, and the judge insists she attend that hearing. Circuit Judge Mark...

School finance officials dispute firings

Key West Citizen - Saturday, October 31, 2009
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Two school administrators forced to resign for their failure to report credit card fraud and other financial irregularities submitted letters of complaint to the district Thursday, claiming they...

Monique rejects plea deal

Key West Citizen - Friday, October 30, 2009
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Former Adult Education Coordinator Monique Acevedo's attorney has rejected as "extreme" a plea deal offered by prosecutors, according to the Monroe County State Attorney's Office. State Attorney...

Villains, vixens, vampires to invade

Key West Citizen - Thursday, October 22, 2009

Love 'em, or hate 'em, but each year the Fantasy Fest theme draws both praise and complaints while providing inspiration for some truly imaginative floats and costumes.

Board wants Acevedo to pay

Key West Citizen - Saturday, October 3, 2009
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The Monroe County School Board attorney is researching whether the district can sue suspended Superintendent Randy Acevedo to recover the cost of investigating financial improprieties in the district...

Acevedo hit with 2 new charges

Key West Citizen - Friday, October 2, 2009
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Monique Acevedo's two sons, along with two school district colleagues, helped her move allegedly ill-gotten items she's accused of stealing, says Thursday's arrest warrant for the former head of th

Acevedo attorney wants trial delayed

Key West Citizen - Thursday, October 1, 2009
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Monique Acevedo's public defender will ask for a continuance at this morning's pretrial hearing until the state attorney is finished charging her client, she said Wednesday.

Hooper on hot seat again

Key West Citizen - Thursday, September 24, 2009
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The Monroe County school district has not fulfilled the requirements of a $75,000 grant, which could prompt the state to ask the district to return last year's money and/or refuse to issue a new...

School officials get demotion, pay cut (corrected)

Key West Citizen - Wednesday, September 23, 2009
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The School Board demoted former Deputy Superintendent Mike Henriquez and disciplined two other department heads who share blame in an investigator's report on the collapse of supervision of credit