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Truancy officers, speech-language pathologists and support staff press board on pay, vacancies and working conditions

2530327 · March 4, 2025
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Summary

Multiple employees and former employees urged the board to re-evaluate truancy officer pay, address an 18% SLP vacancy rate and improve working conditions for support staff.

Several Duval County district staff and employees used the public comment period on March 4 to press the board on staffing and pay issues, citing recruitment and retention problems for truancy officers and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and safety and training concerns for front-office staff.

Truancy officers Denise Johnson and Charles Cooper Jr. described the evolution of the truancy role from a part-time,…

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