Past stories on the school district investigation
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Schools chief seeks speedy trial

Key West Citizen - Friday, July 31, 2009
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A judge today will decide whether the schools superintendent will receive the speedy trial he requested Thursday. An 8:45 a.m. hearing is scheduled in circuit Judge Mark Jones' courtroom in the...

Going, going, gone: Harris sold for $4.5M

Key West Citizen - Wednesday, July 29, 2009
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Though members of the public urged the School Board not to sell the Harris School property Tuesday evening, the historic structure on 1.96 acres will be sold Peter Brawn for $4.5 million. Several...

Subpoenas flow in schools case

Key West Citizen - Saturday, July 25, 2009
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Monroe County School Board employees, criminal investigators and a MARC House employee have all been subpoenaed to give depositions next week in the case of Florida v. Randy Acevedo, board attorney...

Auditors get early start in district

Key West Citizen - Friday, July 24, 2009
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In a sequel to a tumultuous audit earlier this year, state auditors are back in Key West to get a head start examining Monroe County school district's financial records for 2008-2009. The state put...

School Board chairman is subpoenaed

Key West Citizen - Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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Monroe County School Board Chairman Andy Griffiths has been subpoenaed by suspended Superintendent Randy Acevedo's attorney to answer questions in connection with Acevedo's official misconduct case,...

School Board e-mails probed

Key West Citizen - Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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E-mails between Monroe County School Board members John Dick and Steve Pribramsky in October 2007 appear to have violated state Government-in-the-Sunshine laws.

Finding outsider proves difficult

Key West Citizen - Sunday, July 12, 2009
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It may be harder than anticipated to find an outsider to run the Monroe County school district until a permanent superintendent is back at the helm.

Court: Acevedo e-mails are in

Key West Citizen - Saturday, July 11, 2009
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A circuit court judge said Friday he will not stop prosecutors from obtaining electronic communications from the work computers and cell phones of Schools Superintendent Randy Acevedo and his wife,...

School Board members accused of breaking state Sunshine Law

Key West Citizen - Friday, July 10, 2009
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KEY WEST: The State Attorney's Office has received a complaint alleging that School Board members John Dick and Steve Pribramsky broke the Sunshine Law by being at the BottleCap Lounge in Key West

School Board agenda fraught with controversy

Key West Citizen - Thursday, July 9, 2009
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Today's special School Board meeting was called for one purpose: to vote on whether to continue employment contracts for a handful of people.