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Parents, students and teachers urge board to reinstate Gainesville teacher on administrative leave; some call for fair process
Summary
Multiple parents, students, teachers and union representatives addressed the board on Sept. 2 to urge reconsideration of administrative leave and potential disciplinary action involving a Gainesville High School teacher referred to publicly as Miss Watts.
A lengthy series of public commenters at the Sept. 2 Alachua County School Board meeting urged the board to reconsider recent administrative actions involving a Gainesville High School teacher referred to during public comment as Miss Watts.
Multiple speakers — current and former students, parents, teachers and union representatives — described Miss Watts as an effective and supportive classroom teacher and said the disciplinary response (administrative leave and discussion of certificate revocation) was disproportionate. Students said an end-of-year superlative activity in the classroom had been student-designed and student-run and that complaints about the activity do not reflect classroom practice. One student said Miss Watts' petition…
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