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Sarasota board orders former Venice High teacher added to state disqualification list after conviction
Summary
The Sarasota County School Board unanimously entered a final order April 7 finding former Venice High teacher Jacob Riddick ineligible for district employment after testimony and court records showed he resigned during an investigation and was convicted on solicitation-related charges.
The Sarasota County School Board voted unanimously April 7 to enter a final order making former Venice High teacher Jacob Riddick ineligible for future employment with the district and to refer his name to the Florida Department of Educationdisqualification list.
Board member Tom Edwards moved to enter the final order, saying the board found by clear and convincing evidence that "in 2024, while a teacher with the school board, Jacob Riddick engaged in sexual misconduct with a student and was subsequently convicted of three counts of soliciting a minor as an authority figure," a qualifying offense under the statutes and rules cited at the hearing. The motion passed on a voice vote,…
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