3 months ago Share McDonald, repeating statistics at odds with those accepted by mainstream medical experts, said she d like to see a little backing off of this fear about what a virus can do to you, given the fact that the district is taking precautions.
At a Dec. 15 School Board workshop that opened with a moment of silence for Flagler Palm Coast High School Principal Tom Russell, who died of COVID-19-related complications on Dec. 9, board member Janet McDonald questioned the severity of the virus and referred to masks as unhealthy.
McDonald said she understood concerns about children bringing the virus home to people who were at greater risk, but worried about how people have been impacted by COVID-19-related restrictions.
‘He influenced so many lives in both Flagler and Volusia:’ Former superintendent remembered at memorial service
Tom Russell died from COVID-19 on Dec. 9
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“The evidence of this good and faithful servant is seen in this magnificent and powerful gathering tonight,” one speaker said.
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But there was still optimism shared through memories projected on a giant screen and by those close to Tom Russell.
“Tom Russell loved his FPC family. He influenced so many lives in both Flagler and Volusia” a colleague of Russell said.
Flagler County schools announced the 60-year-old died on Dec. 9, following a COVID-19 diagnosis in November. Some described how they were swept away by his ease and command as an educator during a career that spanned decades.
Virtual memorial to be held for Flagler Palm Coast principal who died of COVID-19
By FOX 35 News Staff
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FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. - A virtual memorial is being held on Friday for a Central Florida high school principal who passed away due to complications from COVID-19, 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.