Our children should not be used as political pawns.
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Paul Dangler
3 years ago
It is regrettable that the new school board chose to start out by declaring war. They appear to have chosen to fix something that many people obviously see as not broken. The people have spoken! Perhaps the new school board will discover their ears now that their tongues have brought them disfavor.
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John Witte
3 years ago
A very bad sign. Will this new school board put students before their own grandstanding political careers?
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Patricia Shaw
3 years ago
Reinstate our excellent Superintendent, and get politics out of our schools!
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Anonymous
3 years ago
The schoolboard is an embarrassment to our community. Even before DeSantis was our Gov., Rick Scott placed the wife of a local GOP strategist/fundraiser on our school board. This woman is a college drop-out, with no experience as an educator or administrator, no experience in public policy, and no children in the school system. She was placed on the board simply because she was married to a guy who helped campaign and win elections for local, state, and federal GOP candidates. The GOP needs to keep their manipulative politics and regressive beliefs out of our school system.
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Amy Drachman
3 years ago
What the School Board did is a disgrace. Good luck attracting qualified candidates to assume this role
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Shela Van Ness
3 years ago
The board is disgraceful. Rose is especially unfit for the board.
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Janice Docking
3 years ago
I've lived in Sarasota for 49 years and all my children went to Sarasota schools. This is the first time that the school board of education has done anything this terrible and politically motivated. Karen Rose should immediately resign and Dr. Aspen should be reinstated immediately!
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Anonymous
3 years ago
No comment
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Emile Gauvreau
3 years ago
Yes, schools should be about getting a good education not political agendas of a minority of individuals.
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Vicki Lachman
3 years ago
I have a PHD in Education and have followed the hiring, the fine work, and firing of Dr Aspen. His firing is an embarrassment for our city, teachers, and students.
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Con Nicholas
3 years ago
The politically driven move to oust our popular and capable superintendent of schools is a disgrace. This school board has exposed themselves as a right wing tool that has no interest in our children but rather a political agenda. Keep Asplen, fire the school board.
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Dana Beecher
3 years ago
This supposedly non-partisan board was elected with the support of 'dark money from right-wing groups. they need to resign instead of ousting Asplen.
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Cathy Sellers
3 years ago
My sentiments were spoken by Booker High School senior Nora Mitchell. The current decisions are politically motivated and targeting certain individuals….and that is not only adults but students. The new schools boards actions are an embarrassment and allowing a governor to influence in the way that he did was shameful.
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Mark zech
3 years ago
She is a tool
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Donna Cubit-Swoyer
3 years ago
Sarasota has one of the best school systems in the state and Dr. Asplen is one of the reasons that is so.
The attempted action to fire him is clearly for reasons other than continuing to promote fine education for our children.
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Carol Lerner
3 years ago
Yes, fire Karen Rose and reinstate Dr. Asplen.
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Natalia Tucker
3 years ago
The fact that Mr. Asplin is an admitted Republican but not Far Right enough for them to be fired tells us all we need to know. My taxes pay your salary so do your job and find balance not just your agenda. Our School Board should be mandatorily as Diverse as our student population and not tiny Dictatorship and an embarrassment.
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Lisa B
3 years ago
The children and families of Sarasota deserve the respect of its leadership being accountable for their decisions.
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Lance Linander
3 years ago
Karen Rose has clearly participated in malfeasance and must be held accountable. What kind of example are we setting for our children? Shame on her and Chairperson Ziegler.
It is regrettable that the new school board chose to start out by declaring war. They appear to have chosen to fix something that many people obviously see as not broken. The people have spoken! Perhaps the new school board will discover their ears now that their tongues have brought them disfavor.
A very bad sign. Will this new school board put students before their own grandstanding political careers?
Reinstate our excellent Superintendent, and get politics out of our schools!
The schoolboard is an embarrassment to our community. Even before DeSantis was our Gov., Rick Scott placed the wife of a local GOP strategist/fundraiser on our school board. This woman is a college drop-out, with no experience as an educator or administrator, no experience in public policy, and no children in the school system. She was placed on the board simply because she was married to a guy who helped campaign and win elections for local, state, and federal GOP candidates. The GOP needs to keep their manipulative politics and regressive beliefs out of our school system.
What the School Board did is a disgrace. Good luck attracting qualified candidates to assume this role
The board is disgraceful. Rose is especially unfit for the board.
I've lived in Sarasota for 49 years and all my children went to Sarasota schools. This is the first time that the school board of education has done anything this terrible and politically motivated. Karen Rose should immediately resign and Dr. Aspen should be reinstated immediately!
No comment
Yes, schools should be about getting a good education not political agendas of a minority of individuals.
I have a PHD in Education and have followed the hiring, the fine work, and firing of Dr Aspen. His firing is an embarrassment for our city, teachers, and students.
The politically driven move to oust our popular and capable superintendent of schools is a disgrace. This school board has exposed themselves as a right wing tool that has no interest in our children but rather a political agenda. Keep Asplen, fire the school board.
This supposedly non-partisan board was elected with the support of 'dark money from right-wing groups. they need to resign instead of ousting Asplen.
My sentiments were spoken by Booker High School senior Nora Mitchell. The current decisions are politically motivated and targeting certain individuals….and that is not only adults but students. The new schools boards actions are an embarrassment and allowing a governor to influence in the way that he did was shameful.
She is a tool
Sarasota has one of the best school systems in the state and Dr. Asplen is one of the reasons that is so. The attempted action to fire him is clearly for reasons other than continuing to promote fine education for our children.
Yes, fire Karen Rose and reinstate Dr. Asplen.
The fact that Mr. Asplin is an admitted Republican but not Far Right enough for them to be fired tells us all we need to know. My taxes pay your salary so do your job and find balance not just your agenda. Our School Board should be mandatorily as Diverse as our student population and not tiny Dictatorship and an embarrassment.
The children and families of Sarasota deserve the respect of its leadership being accountable for their decisions.
Karen Rose has clearly participated in malfeasance and must be held accountable. What kind of example are we setting for our children? Shame on her and Chairperson Ziegler.
Agree!