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.
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:
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