A 4-1 decision by the newly instated Sarasota School Board resulted in the first stages of superintendent Brennan Asplen’s termination. Parents, teachers, students and concerned taxpayers swarmed the Sarasota School Board Building for the board’s special meeting on Nov. 29—many not even able to get…
A young speaker who identified themself as Griffith, a member of ANSWER Suncoast. In late September, Sarasota made national news for an explosive school board meeting triggered by an educational cartoon about Black Lives Matter (BLM) available on the district’s “BrainPop” site. The tensions have…
Taking an unprecedented step toward improving LGBTQIA+ inclusion in local schools, the Sarasota County School Board released new guidelines in late October to advise teachers and school staff on gender and sexuality-related issues. On Tuesday, Nov. 6, these guidelines sparked a heated debate at a…
