I just pulled my kids out of our assigned school in favor of charter.

My son was bored and needed more challenge, and daughter was learning despite having gone through four teachers in a single year. One quit/retired with next to no notice, a temp was forced to fill the gap, the next was fired when she couldn't keep order (a student soiled himself in class on purpose just to disrupt, among other things,) and a final teacher to complete the year. If she weren't such a good student I doubt she would have learned a single thing - for most students in that class it was likely a wasted year of their lives and growth.

Administration is key. It's all in how the school is run and the teachers are empowered and backed.

Duval Admin is bottom shelf. They enrich themselves and add bloat, and are a disservice to their teachers... and most of all, their most precious asset: their students.

Unfortunately, the same is true for many districts and counties all across this nation.

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