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Florida teachers flee county with 'egregious' student behavior, like spitting, biting, drug use, theft
2022-12-11
[FoxNews] Teachers and school staff are voicing concern at the rise in dangerous and even violent student misconduct in Brevard County, Florida.

Parents, educators and school administrators spoke candidly of the problem, at a Thursday school board meeting in the county.

"I've watched dozens of my peers and friends leave their classrooms, schools or their profession entirely," said Matthew Yount, a 5th-grade teacher at Imperial Estates Elementary School in Titusville.

Yount added, "An almost universal reason is the deterioration on student behavior over the past few years.

His brief remark is only one in a growing chorus of testimony from educators and school staff claiming that student misbehavior has transcended the disrespectful and become increasingly severe.

Many in the area have claimed that the pandemic's extended closure of schools was to blame for the rising cases of severe misconduct from students. But Yount said he believes the lockdowns were only "an accelerant" on the fire.

The teacher cited "egregious behaviors" he has witnessed in Florida schools, including spitting, biting, drug use and theft.

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey hosted a live press conference Nov. 28, announcing his decision to pursue a no-nonsense crackdown on student behavioral problems in the county's public schools.

Florida sheriff calls for new student disciplinary measures in front of a jail.Video
Claiming to have received extensive reports of dangerous and sometimes violent student misbehavior from teachers, school staff and administrators, Ivey announced his intentions to reform the county's discipline guidelines.
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Posted by:Skidmark

#3  Yount added, "An almost universal reason is the deterioration on student behavior
craven and/or lunatic school administrators and lawyers over the past few years.

FIFY
Posted by: magpie   2022-12-11 18:20  

#2  Praying in school?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-12-11 12:00  

#1  Florida 12-year-old girl arrested after allegedly bringing loaded Glock 48 to middle school
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-12-11 08:09  

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