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Board honors educators and recognizes Human Trafficking Awareness Month
Summary
The board recognized Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ ‘Bucks Best Crew’ awardees from Hillsborough County Public Schools and read a recognition declaring January 2025 Human Trafficking Awareness Month, highlighting partnerships with local and federal agencies.
The Hillsborough County School Board used its recognition segment on Jan. 14 to honor school staff and to mark Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
Brian Ford, chief operating officer of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, joined the meeting to present the Buccaneers’ Bucks Best Crew awards to local staffers. Recipients included Nashira Mitchell, principal at Memorial Middle School (teacher-level recognition); Jennifer Dudley, who provides instruction to medically fragile students through hospital/homebound programs and at the district’s One Voice Academy; and Angela Thompson, student nutrition service manager at Shields Middle School, who was commended for her work during hurricane sheltering and daily service to students. Ford and board members presented commemorative items and game balls.
Member Gray read a formal board recognition designating January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month, citing national and state data and urging partnerships and training for staff and the community. The recognition named partner organizations and agencies the board thanked for service on the district’s Human Trafficking Committee, including the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the No More Foundation, local law enforcement, the City of Tampa, and others.
Board members said the recognitions highlight both exemplary individual service (classroom instruction, nutrition services and outreach to medically fragile students) and the district’s broader prevention and community-engagement efforts to identify and respond to trafficking.
