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As predicted, since the November 2024 election, the Brevard School Board has been on an accelerated path of destruction and the results of their actions are starting to catch up to them. During the last few weeks, the Brevard School Board: 1. Fired a highly effective and very popular high school teacher ( https://www.k12dive.com/news/florida-brevard-county-teacher-license-transgender-title-ix-lgbtq-dont-say-gay-satellite-high-school/745291/ ) for using a student’s preferred name, as requested by the 17-year-old student. This firing is a first across the country and the Board’s decision will most likely end up in court, costing Brevard taxpayers again. School Board member Megan Wright tried to claim that the press was “misrepresenting” ( https://thespacecoastrocket.com/moms-for-liberty-school-board-member-megan-wrights-statement-on-mrs-calhouns-termination/ ) the facts when the public outcry resulted in protests and calls to the School Board. 2. Quietly reinstated a teacher ( https://thespacecoastrocket.com/teen-house-party-teacher-out-on-bond-now-teaching-at-saturn-elementary-amid-ongoing-legal-battle/ )that was involved in a party where alcohol was knowingly provided to under-age high school students. When parents found out this teacher was back in the classroom with students, the School Board quickly reversed course and suspended the teacher again ( https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/karly-anderson-florida-teacher-suspended ). School Board member Matt Susin was once again caught lying about what the school did or did not know about the actions of the teacher ( https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=1209242487235929 ). 3. Removed a high school teacher due to felony domestic violence charges ( https://thespacecoastrocket.com/viera-high-school-teacher-arrested-again-for-domestic-violence-now-facing-felony-strangulation-charges/ ). 4. Slow walked a response to a teacher who received a threat from a student that the student would “return to school the next day with a gun and shoot the teacher in the head”. 5. Planned to return expelled students with behavioral issues to classrooms to save money ( https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/03/26/brevard-public-schools-to-return-expelled-students-at-alternative-learning-centers-to-regular-classrooms/ ). 6. Plans to vote on April 22nd to implement forced prayer at school board meetings ( https://ffrf.org/news/releases/ffrf-urges-brevard-fla-school-board-to-retain-moment-of-silence-and-avoid-prayer/ )based upon School Board member John Thomas’ claims that students need more “Jesus”. Instead of focusing on learning gains, the School Board is still focused on culture war issues. 7. Planned to close numerous schools across the district ( https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/04/08/brevard-county-could-consolidate-schools-with-lower-enrollment/ )with little understanding of the effects on students, teachers, and staff and has not sought out feedback from the community about these planned closures. It is obvious that Brevard Schools are in a free fall, mostly due to the ineptitude of the School Board and the Superintendent. Many of the problems that are plaguing Brevard Schools can be traced back to the mass exodus of highly qualified teachers who left Brevard Schools after 2022, when the board was taken over by Moms for Liberty supported candidates. The Brevard School Board, in a desperate bid to fill classrooms with anyone willing to teach, lowered the standards for newly hired teachers. As a result, 60% of newly hired teachers for the 2024-2025 school year had ZERO teaching education, qualifications, or experience. The results of the Brevard School Board’s failed experiment in culture wars are harming all Brevard Public Schools students, teachers, and staff. Please show up and speak to the School Board about your concerns with the direction of Brevard County Schools. The next Brevard School Board meeting is April 22nd, 2025 at 5:30 PM in Viera.