Records show the premise of the lawsuit is for retaliation and right to free speech. Along with the school district, Donofrio is also suing Scott Schneider — who currently serves as Duval Schools' High School Region Superintendent — for "relentless retaliation and violation of her rights to free speech and expression."
Before Schneider became a district-level administrator, he served as the principal at Robert E. Lee High School where Donofrio worked. Donofrio co-founded the EVAC Movement, and taught a class for the program at the school. The class was shut down under Schneider's leadership in 2017.
The Times-Union reached out to Schneider and the school district for comment. The district declined to comment citing pending litigation.