Letter Circulating, Urging Pasco Teachers to Opt Out of Union
In the wake of controversial comments made during last Tuesday s Pasco School District School Board meeting by PAE (Pasco Association of Educators) President Scott Wilson, a letter is circulating urging teachers to opt out of the union.
The story about Wilson s comments went viral, national, which included being picked up and reported on by AM 770 KTTH in Seattle and Breitbart.com.
Wilson equated parents who want children to return to class in person, or hybrid, as being guilty of
white privilege. In another letter
clarifying his comments, Wilson didn t retract but instead viewed it as a teaching moment, implying parents-students and others in District are ignorant or need to be educated in the inherent or systemic racism of our society.
Pasco superintendent defends sharing data with sheriff, as teachers object
The comments followed a Times investigation that revealed the Sheriffâs Office was using grades to compile a list of kids at-risk of becoming criminals. âPeople post stuff to the internet,â he said.
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Pasco County school superintendent Kurt Browning defended sharing student information with the Pasco County Sheriffâs Office at a School Board meeting on Tuesday. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
Updated Dec. 16, 2020
LAND Oâ LAKES â Pasco Superintendent Kurt Browning angrily defended the district sharing private student data with the Sheriffâs Office during a Tuesday School Board meeting, after parents and teachers called for changes to a controversial program that uses the data to identify kids who could âfall into a life of crime.â
Two-Hour Late StartÂ
If it is necessary to call a late start day due to weather, all elementary, middle and high school (including Tri-Tech Skills Center and KSD Online Learning Academy) students will follow the late start schedule for that day.Â
Morning preschool and ECEAP will be cancelled.
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Buses transporting elementary students who are attending classes on-site as part of hybrid learning that day will run two hours late.
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Buses transporting students in grades 6-12 attending in-person for remote learning support will run two hours late.
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Students in grades 6-12 in remote learning will follow a two-hour late start schedule. This will allow students receiving on-site service to arrive safety to school before classes begin.Â