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Deal’s case stems from former Superintendent Todd Bowden’s recommendation to fire her in 2018. Deal has fought the case for more than two years, despite not having the support of the Sarasota Classified/Teachers Association and declining to testify in her own defense during a lengthy administrative hearing last year.
The case has been drawn out by both appeals and leaves of absence. She has been working in the district’s facilities department since the fall of 2019 as the case played out.
Deal had already been disciplined several times during her tenure at Sarasota High when she allegedly got into a shouting match with a student in 2018, prompting Bowden’s recommendation for termination.
Some teachers and unions react to COVID-19 vaccination plan
Next phase of vaccines By Francesca Constantini | February 25, 2021 at 7:56 PM EST - Updated February 26 at 6:08 AM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - On Tuesday, Governor Ron DeSantis said teachers and law enforcement officers age 50 and older will have access to COVID-19 vaccine. This will happen at four federally supported vaccination sites opening in the state in the coming days. However, some teachers say that’s not enough.
One of those teachers is Christy Karwatt. She decided to take a leave of absence last year. “I still felt that it will be unsafe,” she said.
Sarasota County student test scores sink as COVID-19 slide sets in
With testing season right around the corner, teachers have their work cut out for them as they try to prepare students for the all-important state assessments.
On Tuesday, the Sarasota County School Board will review diagnostic testing data that shows significantly more students are struggling this year than in previous years. And although some had hoped for a reprieve from the state tests, Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran issued an emergency order on Monday that expands the window for testing but affirms that it indeed will take place.
According to the School Board’s agenda: