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Teachers, parents and students urge Brevard board to rehire Melissa Calhoun as English vacancies persist
Summary
Multiple speakers at the Sept. 23 Brevard County School Board meeting urged the board and superintendent to reinstate Melissa Calhoun to fill one of six open secondary English positions, citing her high AP pass rates and arguing that political concerns are keeping a qualified teacher out of classrooms while vacancies remain.
Community members, teachers and students urged the Brevard County School Board on Sept. 23 to rehire Melissa Calhoun and warned that keeping her out of the classroom worsens staffing shortages.
At the meeting, Anthony Colucci, identified himself as “president of the Brevard Federation of Teachers,” and addressed the board during public comment on agenda item F3: “State statute specifically says the job of a school board is to provide for the appointment of personnel with 6 vacant secondary English positions. I’m urging this board to do its duty and appoint Melissa Calhoun to 1 of those positions.”
Speakers including Vanessa Skipper, vice president of the Brevard Federation of Teachers, and several teachers said six open English positions mean roughly 900 secondary students are without a qualified English teacher or are in overcrowded classrooms.…
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