A transgender teacher at a Florida middle school was allowed to remain on campus for several weeks after allegedly making troubling comments about shooting students and “having bad thoughts.”
In a statement released Friday, the Florida Department of Education responded to the situation regarding student safety at Fox Chapel Middle School in Hernando County, saying the teacher, Ashlee Renczkowski, has been removed from the school.
The department noted that the removal happened only after state officials brought the concern to Hernando County School District Superintendent John Stratton Wednesday evening.
According to an incident report obtained by “Moms for Liberty,” a school resource officer temporarily assigned to Fox Chapel Middle School was notified by Assistant Principal Kerry Thornton and Guidance Counselor Kimberly Walby on March 24 regarding Renczkowski making “concerning statements about self-harm” and possibly shooting students….