Brevad School board chair Susin’s snacks overpower public speaker →
After interrupting two public comment speakers, School Board chair Matt Susin chomps on chips during 3rd speaker’s time before cutting her off.
Recap: Brevard school board terminates teacher over sex with student →
Amy Roub addressed the board next, addressing music education and photos of Gene Trent with political candidates. Susin interrupted her, with the two going back and forth for a minute before he allowed her to continue and then cut her off again. Roub shouted that she could get to her point if he would be patient, but ultimately, Susin moved her to the non-agenda portion of public comment.
Multiple speakers cut off at contentious Brevard school board meeting →
While speakers at the most recent Brevard school board focused on a variety of topics, there was a central theme of the night: Nearly every commenter was interrupted by the board chair.
School district officials must start listening to public →
Iit is the job of the school board to address these questions that our citizens have, that voted for them. If we cannot address our students with respect in public comment, how can we expect them to feel heard by the board if they are held in a view of disrespect?
A year on, dispute continues over use of Brevard student’s chosen name →
It’s been more than a year since a Brevard teacher was ousted for using a high school student’s chosen name without parental permission. The former teacher has since been OK’d by the state to return to the classroom, an arbitrator said she was wrongly reprimanded and the student — at the time, a senior also enrolled at Eastern Florida — has graduated. Still, the case continues to drag on, now focusing on a second teacher’s job and teaching license.
Recap: Commenters decry harsher Brevard Schools punishment for walkouts →
Another community member spoke about walkouts and the suggestion that students did not understand what they were protesting. ‘These students are young adults,’ he said. ‘Some of them are already 18 years old. They can form their own opinions.’
Comments on lobbyists, walkouts dominate Brevard school board meeting →
During the board’s March 31 meeting, students, parents and community members raised concerns about numerous issues. Though 19 people were scheduled to address the board during the agenda-related portion of public comment, speakers were repeatedly interrupted by Board Chair Matt Susin, who said many of the topics did not relate to the meeting agenda.
Honcho’s cuss about open government shows how important it is to us Opinion →
The alternative to transparency is not smoother government. It is secret government. And history — including Florida’s own — shows that secrecy rarely produces better decisions. On the contrary, it produces decisions that are harder to examine, harder to challenge and sometimes all but impossible to correct.
Who’s affected by layoffs, reorganization at Brevard Public Schools? →
Who’s being cut as part of the 7% staff reductions at Brevard Public Schools ahead of the 2026-2027 school year? How will schools be affected? Will teachers lose their jobs?
Brevard Schools’ updated protest rules could target organizers, staff →
Brevard’s school board is considering punishments for everyone from students who leave the classroom to protest immigration enforcement to teachers and third-party vendors who encourage walkouts.