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School board declines superintendent's request to place veteran employee on unpaid leave pending DOAH hearing
Summary
After public comment and extended board discussion, the School Board of Manatee County rejected the superintendent's recommendation to place employee Dr. Skip Wilhoit on unpaid administrative leave pending a Division of Administrative Hearings proceeding.
The School Board of Manatee County voted on Jan. 21 against the superintendent's recommendation to place a 26-year district employee (identified in board materials as employee VW) on unpaid administrative leave while the employee pursues a hearing before the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH).
Former long-time district employee Dr. Skip Wilhoit spoke during public comment, disputing an allegation of excessive force and describing what he called a "campaign" of targeted intimidation. "I disagree with those terms or disagree with those terms in the strongest possible way," Wilhoit said. "I was attacked and threatened by a student with an extensive violent history ... At no time did I use excessive…
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