Robert E. Lee high teacher reassigned for putting up BLM stuff in her class; edit: she got the bag

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Florida Education Commissioner says Duval County teacher has been terminated, school district says otherwise
“I’m getting sued right now in Duval County, which is Jacksonville, because of a whole classroom memorialized to Black Lives Matter,” Corcoran said.
Florida education commissioner criticizes teacher who displayed Black Lives Matter banner

Author: Josslyn Howard
Published: 6:31 PM EDT May 17, 2021
Updated: 9:51 PM EDT May 17, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s education commissioner Richard Corcoran spoke in Michigan last week and called out a Duval County Public School teacher removed from their teaching job for memorializing Black Lives Matter.

“I’m getting sued right now in Duval County, which is Jacksonville, because of a whole classroom memorialized to Black Lives Matter,” Corcoran said. “We made sure she was terminated.”

“Corcoran was referring to Amy,” said Evian White De Leon with Southern Poverty Law Group.

Robert E. Lee High School teacher Amy Donofrio was reassigned from her teaching duties after hanging a Black Lives Matter flag above her classroom.

RELATED: Teacher sues DCPS after administrators took down her Black Lives Matter flag

Corcoran was speaking at Hillsdale College in Michigan on May 14 when he was asked what role the state has in overseeing schools’ curriculum. He mentioned changes to the state’s curriculum guidelines, known as B.E.S.T. standards, as a way to keep teachers in line.

“We’re passing a rule this coming month that says for the 185 thousand teachers, you can’t indoctrinate students with stuff that is not on our standards— our new BEST standards,” Corcoran said.

Donofrio said hanging the flag made her student’s feel welcomed.

“My classroom revolved around my students,” Donofrio said. “Period. And their dignity, and their humanity, and their right to learn in a safe, welcoming, loving environment where every student of every background feels safe.”

RELATED: Lee High School teacher, Black Lives Matter advocate removed form classroom after allegations of misconduct

Corcoran said the teacher has been terminated.

“I’ve censured or fired or terminated numerous teachers for doing that,” Corcoran said, before describing the lawsuit.

The Duval County School District said Donofrio has not been terminated at this time, but reiterated she has been reassigned from her teaching duties and is still being paid.

RELATED: SPLC sues Duval Schools on behalf of teacher removed for refusing to take down Black Lives Matter flag

Though Donofrio hasn’t been terminated yet, she and her lawyers mentioned it’s concerning to hear Corcoran’s remarks. They hope it’s not a preview for what’s in the future.

“Shell shocked, devastated,” Donofrio said.

Corcoran's office released the following statement to First Coast News:

"The Commissioner referred to censure, firing and termination in his answer at Hillsdale College. All are recommendations he makes to the Office of Professional Practices Services on an ongoing basis and are well within his power. In referring to the Jacksonville case, he used ‘terminate’ to indicate the decision to terminate the teacher from classroom instruction. This was done by the district and the Commissioner was in agreement."

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[Voice of Reason]

These folks are straight up racist.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

• Karen Dennis
  Phone: 850-245-0505

Email: Commissioner@fldoe.org

contact info for Richard Corcoran the Florida Education commissioner who said she was fired. Of course he has an assistant named Karen.

 

[Scustin Bieburr]

These folks are straight up racist.

The school is named after a white supremacist and traitor to the U.S. so I'm not surprised. I dont think anyone should be.

Its like a teacher getting fired for trying to debunk race science at Adolf eichman high school.

 

[BaviKingVA]

Back when I was in school, teachers were always talking mad shyt about students (even the SpEd ones )

Those principals gotta be racist as fukk I just know it

 

[malbaker86]

The school is named after a white supremacist and traitor to the U.S. so I'm not surprised. I dont think anyone should be.

Its like a teacher getting fired for trying to debunk race science at Adolf eichman high school.

my damn city


They have been tryna get the name of that school changed for a minute but for whatever reason it hasn’t happened. Not to be outdone, we had/have TWO other High Schools named after racist leaders; Andrew Jackson high school and Nathan B Forest (now Westside HS) high school

 

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Duval Public Schools To Pay $300K In Terminated Teacher’s Civil Rights Settlement

 

[King]

Duval Public Schools To Pay $300K In Terminated Teacher’s Civil Rights Settlement

I’m sure she’s blacklisted from ever working in that district, hell probably anywhere in the state of Florida with how they operate

Donofrio’s contract with the district was not renewed, meaning she can no longer work for the district. Disciplinary investigations into her conduct as a teacher may continue.

Yep, hopefully she takes that 300k, moves out of that shyt hole, and leverages her story for some elite woke private school contract out of state

 

[staticshock]

I’m sure she’s blacklisted from ever working in that district, hell probably anywhere in the state of Florida with how they operate


Yep, hopefully she takes that 300k, moves out of that shyt hole, and leverages her story for some elite woke private school contract out of state

She can go to a majority black district im sure she’ll get a job.

as a black male educator I’d only apply to Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton, Atlanta Public Schools or some country ass district with all black folk like Columbus or Jeffersonville GA.

aint no way I’d ever work for a district where we’re the minority. Especially a high school named after a confederate general

 

[King]

She can go to a majority black district im sure she’ll get a job.

as a black male educator I’d only apply to Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton, Atlanta Public Schools or some country ass district with all black folk like Columbus or Jeffersonville GA.

aint no way I’d ever work for a district where we’re the minority. Especially a high school named after a confederate general

Hopefully she does, she supposedly did a lot of good work for black students while there

 

[fact]

my damn city


They have been tryna get the name of that school changed for a minute but for whatever reason it hasn’t happened. Not to be outdone, we had/have TWO other High Schools named after racist leaders; Andrew Jackson high school and Nathan B Forest (now Westside HS) high school

 

[malbaker86]

They actually changed it to Riverside HS now

 

[im not you]

why are schools even named after traitors who tried to destroy the usa

 

[King Sun]

Man Duval is wild. Plenty of high schools named after confederate soldiers/KKK members

 

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why are schools even named after traitors who tried to destroy the usa

It was a mid-20th century intimidation tactic against the burgeoning civil rights movement.