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Parents urge consistent discipline after alleged death threat, vaping suspension in Florence High cheer program
Summary
At the March 11 Florence Unified School District board meeting, parents raised concerns that a reported death threat against cheer teammates received a different disciplinary response than a vaping suspension, and said they have provided the district with documentation and requested clearer, consistent handbooks and enforcement.
An unidentified parent told the Florence Unified School District governing board on March 11 that her daughter was removed from the varsity cheer team after a vaping-related suspension, while another cheerleader who sent a death threat via text message received only a school suspension and was not removed from the team.
"A death threat is not just a violation of rules. It's a serious and potentially life threatening act," the parent said during the public-comment period, adding she has pursued the issue through district channels for 47 days and has "a whole packet of every single document proof" she has provided to district officials.
The parent said the district…
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