4 months ago Share The proposal would add gender identity to a list of protected characteristics as a parenthetical after the category of sex. Doing so would clarify that transgender students are protected.
The Flagler County School Board will consider adding the words gender identity to its nondiscrimination policy a move that would for the first time explicitly protect transgender students during its 6 p.m. Dec. 15 meeting.
The proposed amendment would specify through an added parenthetical that both gender identity and sexual orientation (which is already listed in the policy) are covered under a prohibition on sex discrimination.
Rather than stating that discrimination may not take place on the basis of . color, religion, gender and other categories, the new language would state that discrimination may not take place on the basis of . color, religion, sex (sexual orientation, gender identity) and the other categories.
Dec 9, 2020 5:29 PM Palm Coast, FL - The Principal of Flagler-Palm Coast High School James “Tom” Russell has passed away today after battling COVID-19 since testing positive on November 16. At that time, he posted about it on the school s Facebook page with some optimism. So far this is a mild case of COVID-19 if there is such a thing. Allow me to be blunt this is nothing like the flu! Covid wrecks the body in so many ways and never the same way twice. Flagler Schools Superintendent Cathy Mittlestadt says, “The Flagler Schools family sends our prayers to Julie Russell and her children. Tom was a valued member of our district, a person everyone leaned on for advice and counsel. He was quick with a smile and word of encouragement. He had the ability to bring calm to the most hectic moments.” Flagler County School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker adds, “We were all elated when Tom agreed to come to Flagler County to become FPC’s principal. To h
Flagler County principal dies after reportedly contracting COVID-19
“To have an educator of his stature and experience was invaluable, said Flagler County School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker. Author: First Coast News Staff Published: 7:40 AM EST December 10, 2020 Updated: 1:42 PM EST December 10, 2020
JACKSONVILLE, Fla Flagler-Palm Coast High School principal Tom Russell has died after being diagnosed with COVID-19 last month, according to NBC news partners WESH.
Flagler Schools Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt announced his passing in a statement Wednesday.
“The Flagler Schools family sends our prayers to Julie Russell and her children, said Mittelstadt. Tom was a valued member of our district, a person everyone leaned on for advice and counsel. He was quick with a smile and word of encouragement. He had the ability to bring calm to the most hectic moments.”
Flagler Palm Coast principal dies after fight with COVID-19
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A principal at Flagler Palm Coast High School has died after battling COVID-19, the school district said.
LAKE MARY, Fla. - A Central Florida high school principal who tested positive for COVID-19 last month has died, according to Flagler Schools Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt.
Flagler Palm Coast High School announced that Principal Tom Russell tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday, November 16, and had been in quarantine since November 9. So far this is a mild case of COVID-19 if there is such a thing. Allow me to be blunt this is nothing like the flu! Covid wrecks the body in so many ways and never the same way twice, Russell wrote in a Facebook post. These are the symptoms that I have experienced: fever, chills, painful cramps, loss of breath, extreme fatigue, sore throat, excessive coughing, headaches, a loss of focus, problems communicating when speaking. I never had a flu act in this way.
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