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Brevard Public Schools has lost another teacher to COVID-19.
Wayne Moore, a Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School digital design and marketing teacher, died May 25 after a six-week fight with COVID-19, according to his obituary. He was 65 years old.
A Florida native, Moore graduated from Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach in 1973. He was married to his wife, Ronni Massa Moore, for 44 years. Before teaching at Brevard Public Schools, he ran a Salty Dog franchise. He coached high school girls’ softball and volleyball, and had recently started his own photography business.
“We all grieve when someone from the BPS family dies,” Brevard Public Schools spokesman Russell Bruhn said in a statement. “Mr. Moore was a beloved teacher and mentor to students, and will be greatly missed. We wish nothing but comfort and peace for his family.”
The Florida Education Association, the largest teachers’ union in the state, has publicly opposed the rule.
“Florida isn’t going to equip students as critical thinkers by hiding facts. Students deserve the best possible education we can provide and the truest and most inclusive picture of their world and our shared history,” association president Andrew Spar said in a statement Wednesday.
Brevard Federation of Teachers president Anthony Colucci said he has not been following that policy specifically but has noticed increased scrutiny of teachers in recent years.
“There is this misconception that comes out of the media that teachers indoctrinate students, but in reality, they work extremely hard to do just the opposite to teach them to be independent, critical thinkers,” Colucci said.