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Parent says kindergarten student returned to shared spaces with alleged attacker; asks board to enforce Jeffrey Johnson Act protections
Summary
A parent told the Brevard County School Board on Oct. 28 that her 5-year-old kindergartner was assaulted multiple times in supervised settings and that the district—s interim measures left the child in shared spaces with the other student, contradicting protections she says are required under Florida Statute 1006.147 (Jeffrey Johnson Act).
Christine Vogel, a parent of a kindergarten student at Surfside Elementary, told the board during public comment that her 5-year-old son was physically assaulted "over several weeks" in supervised settings and that district interim measures returned him to the same classroom and shared areas as the student she says harmed him.
Vogel said the incidents were promptly reported and…
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