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Parents, students and teachers press Pinellas board on fired coaches, vet program access, paid parental leave and charter co‑location
Summary
Five public speakers urged the board to act on local staffing decisions and program support, described a petition over fired coaches at Tarpon Springs High, demanded solutions for unpaid maternity leave, and urged the board to oppose charter co‑location legislation (cited as SB 4 24 / SB 424).
A cluster of public speakers at the Nov. 11 Pinellas County School Board meeting raised staffing and program concerns and asked the board for concrete solutions.
Elisa Aycock, a parent, said her daughter Marissa (a junior at Tarpon Springs High) has an IEP/504 plan and that several of the school’s track coaches were fired when the school year began. Aycock said her daughter had organized a petition signed by more than 100 athletes and parents asking the board to save the coaches; she described conflicts with the principal and said district…
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