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FL Teacher Fired for Giving Zeros When Students Did Not Turn in the Work | deutsch29

FL Teacher Fired for Giving Zeros When Students Did Not Turn in the Work | deutsch29

FL Teacher Fired for Giving Zeros When Students Did Not Turn in the Work


On September 25, 2018, WFTV reported that eighth-grade social studies teacher, Diane Tirado, says she was fired for refusing to assign 50 percent credit to students who did not hand in assignments.
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Diane Tirado
According to the Florida teacher certification website, Tirado was first licensed in 1999.
Tirado began teaching at West Gate K-8 School in Port St. Lucie, FL, in August 2018. She was terminated on September 14, 2018; apparently no details about the terminating event were included since Tirado was still in her probationary period for employment at West Gate K-8.
Upon being fired, Tirado left a message for her students on her classroom’s white board: “Bye Kids. Mrs. Tirado loves you and wishes you the best in life! I have been fired for refusing to give you a 50% for not handing anything in. Mrs. Tirado.”
Tirado posted a picture of her message on Facebook on September 15, 2018:
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Now, here’s where it gets interesting.
The West Gate CIO (chief info officer) denies that such a policy exists. From the Continue reading: FL Teacher Fired for Giving Zeros When Students Did Not Turn in the Work | deutsch29