MANATEE COUNTY — A Manatee County teacher resigned and is under investigation by the Manatee Sheriff’s Office after a 5th-grade female student’s parents discovered a disturbing letter from the educator to their daughter.
School district officials state that the letter was reported on March 9 and that the teacher was reassigned to a non-instructional position the following day. At that point, the teacher submitted their resignation, which was approved by the board at Tuesday’s meeting, following lengthy debate.
The district has faced past criticism that decisions to allow employees to resign when they should be terminated may make it more likely for the educator to continue working in the field elsewhere…