Pasco County School Board Meeting May 17th, 2022 Public Comments

Public Comments for the Pasco County School Board Meeting May 17th, 2022.
PCSB Public Comments May 17tth, 2022

Public Agenda Comments:

0:04 Beverly Ledbetter - A retired Pasco County School teacher mentioned her approval of the new dress code section of the Student Code of Conduct. She also expresses worry over Mr. Brownings Zero Tolerance fighting policy.

01:51 Chelsi Stahr - Also addressing the Student Code of Conduct - she questions the dress code policy and how children can be questioned without parental knowledge (removing Due Process as they did with 5120).

03:42 Craig Smith - disagrees with and questions why the student code of conduct allows school officials to question students without informing the parents.

06:25 Lisa Spenser Novack - A music teacher asks why there are so many cuts to the arts programs in Pasco County Schools.

General Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items:

08:42 Tina Miller- An overworked speech-language pathologist is asking the Board to raise teachers' salaries for the current retention of staff.

11:54 Pat Rogers - Speaking for the second time on the dangerous road conditions outside Chasco school. It's dangerous for kids to cross the street, and the Board does nothing.

13:00 Beth Hess - A current teacher in the Pasco District is asking for more pay for teaching staff.

11:16 Sherry Buttler - Listen to your heart School Board.

19:24 Chelsi Stahr - Asking why the district is advertising a PAC on their website and why admin costs have risen 46% when student enrollment has only gone up 16%?

20:35 Cathy Julian - Asking why Mr. Browning's wife makes $69K as a school nurse, and Mr. Gadd got a 10K raise while bus drivers and teachers haven't had a raise in 8 years!

22:57 Natalie Cronin - the school board needs a full forensic audit to find wasteful spending.

20:21 Craig Smith - Asking the schools to get back to basics in teaching and leave all the other agendas out of education.

24:38 Tracy Finkelstein - I love my job but can't afford to live without taking on a second job where I never see my family.

26:45 Joseph Corley - He also works in Pasco Schools but can't survive on what they pay him without a second job.

28:39 Leslie Finkelstein - Tracy, Leslie's mom, works so hard and so many jobs that I never see her unless I go to work with her.