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Our children should not be used as political pawns.

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Ann Key
3 years ago

Enough with the drama! Asplen has proven himself these last 2 years and holds the favor of teachers & administrators. Forcing him out is detrimental to our children’s education!

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Nancy Van Niel
3 years ago

Venice resident. This is shameful and the over reach by the far right School Board is frightening. This clearly was political and their intent as the motion was made days after they joined the board. Shameful!

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Willard Cook
3 years ago

Save Sarasota County Schools

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Keffie Lancaster
3 years ago

I do not support the County School board and their irrational, politically motivated move to terminate Dr. Aspen. As a voter, and tax payer, and like they are acting irresponsibility.

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Jamee Thumm
3 years ago

Dr. Asplen has just had a terrific evaluation. Not only is breaking his contract a waste of taxpayer money, but it's going to cause unnecessary upheaval and disruption in our school system.

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Lori Hardison
3 years ago

His firing was awful big mistake

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Anonymous
3 years ago

Save our children! Politics and crazy mom groups need to be banished. They dont care at all about the kids.

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Nanci Wadsworth
3 years ago

Our children should not be used as pawns for this political move! Superintendent Asplen should be retained!!

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Anonymous
3 years ago

As a Sarasota County Teacher, I believe Karen Rose is performing as a political puppet. This move to fire an excellent Superintendent is despicable! Short memory if she can’t recall Todd Bowden and Dr Norris !!! I move to review Karen Rose file. Let’s have a look at the numbers when she was an administrator as well as her evaluation file.

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Anonymous
3 years ago

Clearly a partisan mive to take revenge on someone who was doing his job, protecting students and teachers.

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Catherine Mayer
3 years ago

This is just not right..they are supposed to be representing us, not dictating to us.

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Sheree La Plante
3 years ago

The entire board should resign. They spout that they are looking after our children, when in reality they are spouting political rhetoric that divides our community.

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John Sims
3 years ago

Educate our kids. Strengthen our public schools.

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Mary Lou Burne
3 years ago

Keep Dr Asplen

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Kathleen Murray
3 years ago

Parent of an eighth grader in a Sarasota County public school

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Louise Machinist
3 years ago

ZEM and Rose should resign immediately

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Nicole Harlow
3 years ago

The entire board should resign. They have no intentions of putting children first and they never did. The people that voted for these monsters should be ashamed of themselves.

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Gwendolyn Sermon
3 years ago

Dr. Asplen has done an excellent job and received superior marks. He should continue as Sarasota's School district superintendent!

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Robert Bernstein
3 years ago

I fully support this effort. This Board is going to turn Sarasota into a right wing disaster!

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Michael Anthony
3 years ago

Do not use politics in our school system!