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Board approves unpaid suspension and refers termination recommendation to administrative hearing after public comment
Summary
The board approved an unpaid suspension effective Aug. 14 and voted to refer a recommended termination to the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings after public speakers urged strict action. The employee requested a hearing; the referral vote passed 4–0 with one abstention for conflict.
The Santa Rosa County School Board on Sept. 9 approved an unpaid suspension and referred a superintendent recommendation for termination of an education‑support employee to a hearing on the merits with the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH).
Superintendent Dr. Karen Barber introduced the agenda item (case No. 17‑722025), recommending an unpaid suspension effective Aug. 14 and proposing termination. Board counsel noted the employee timely requested a hearing within…
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