Florida teacher Amy Donofrio reassigned for displaying Black Lives Matter flag, gets $300,000!

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    Amy Donfrio, teacher at Robert E. Lee High School, Duval County Public Schools, Jacksonville, Florida, "'administratively reassigned' to non-teaching duties"


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    Lee High School teacher, Black Lives Matter advocate 'administratively reassigned' after allegations of misconduct


    A teacher at Robert E. Lee high school has been "administratively reassigned" to non-teaching duties, Duval County Public Schools confirmed Thursday, after allegations of potential misconduct. Amy Donofrio, founder of the student activist group EVAC Movement and outspoken Black Lives Matter advocate, is the subject of a human resources review, district officials said. DCPS did not say what type of misconduct is alleged, but some students had planned a walkout Wednesday to protest the fact that a BLM sign that hung outside her classroom was removed by the administration. The walkout also centered around support for the ongoing racially charged ...


    Statement from Duval County Public Schools:

    Duval County Public Schools can confirm that Amy Donofrio has been administratively reassigned to paid, non-teaching duties effective today, March 25, 2021. The district has opened a human resources matter to review allegations of potential misconduct under school board policy and the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida. The presumption of innocence applies; however, Ms. Donofrio has been removed from school and classroom duties while the matter is reviewed.

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    Amy Donfrio, Robert E. Lee High School, Duval County Public Schools, Jacksonville, Florida
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    Award-winning ‘Evac Movement’ not returning to Jacksonville’s Lee High School

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    A special class at Lee High School that has won national recognition and praise from local leaders will not continue as it has in the upcoming school year. Teacher Amy Donofrio announced in a public Facebook post that there will not be a section of the leadership class for young men once considered at risk when school resumes on Aug. 14. Members of the class, the vast majority of whom are black, called themselves The Evac Movement in reference to their efforts to escape hopeless situations. “I’ve had most of the boys since their ninth grade year and, for most, ...


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    Florida school district will pay $300,000 to teacher who was removed from classroom after displaying Black Lives Matter flag
    • Amy Donofrio was reassigned after she hanged a Black Lives Matter flag over her class doorway.
    • Donofrio sued, claiming the school district retaliated against her and violated her free speech.
    • The school district settled for $300,000 while insisting "we haven't done anything wrong."
    A Jacksonville, Florida school district settled a lawsuit with a high school teacher who claimed the district retaliated against her when she refused to remove a Black Lives Matter flag from her classroom doorway. Duval County Public Schools will pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit with teacher Amy Donofrio, who was initially reassigned from teaching to warehouse duties at Riverside High School when the dispute began in March. The district told her she was being investigated for "several matters" but did not elaborate, USA Today reported. Representing Donofrio, the Southern Poverty Law Center said the district's decision was an attempt ...


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