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School board amends suspension to paid leave for teacher pending termination hearing
Summary
Brevard Public School Board voted March 10, 2026 to place an instructional employee on paid leave until a termination hearing set for March 31; the decision followed heated debate about mandatory reporting, a district press release, and calls for consistent discipline across staff.
The Brevard Public School Board voted on March 10, 2026 to place an instructional employee on paid leave while a termination hearing is scheduled to proceed at the end of the month. The action followed more than an hour of public comment, attorney statements and board debate about due process and consistency in disciplinary practice.
During public comment, Mark Lavine, an attorney representing the employee identified in the district packet as Daniel "Dan" Bennett, said agencies had cleared his client and criticized the district’s press release. “The Department of Children and Families has cleared Mr. Bennett and as of 4:30 yesterday the sheriff’s department in Brevard County has cleared Mr. Bennett,” Lavine told the board,…
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