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Florida Politics reports:
Gov. Ron DeSantis is rolling out new proposals intended to bring teachers to Florida, with shortages affecting districts throughout the state. One such proposal may take first responders, including former police officers, firefighters and EMTs, from those high-pressure environments and move them to K-12 classrooms.
DeSantis said his proposed Governor’s Recruitment Program was “focusing on our heroes,” seeking to bring former first responders in in the way that former members of the military are now eligible for hire.
“We will waive the exam fees for the state teachers certification,” DeSantis vowed, floating a $4,000 bonus for all recruits and an additional $1,000 incentive for those teachers who are addressing “acute shortages” in the classroom.
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Last week DeSantis declared that he was also seeking to hire enlisted military veterans because, he claims, they’d be better teachers than any of the highly-educated but “woke” teachers now heading for the hills in droves due to his fascist policies.
.@GovRonDeSantis wants former cops and other first responders in classrooms to address Florida teacher shortage
Reporting by @AGGancarskihttps://t.co/MHWUIInids#FlaPol
— Florida Politics (@Fla_Pol) August 16, 2022
OAN host praising Desantis for hiring military vets and spouses without bachelors degrees as teachers: “I love this. Get rid of all these communist groomers who are responsible for indoctrinating our children. Replace them w/men & women who actually respect and honor our nation.” pic.twitter.com/epyk1UbmFv
— Ron Filipkowski ?? (@RonFilipkowski) August 16, 2022
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) defends decision to address Florida’s teacher shortage by allowing veterans to teach in classrooms without traditional credentials:
“The people that serve our country are not just some warm body, they’re people that have a lot to offer.” pic.twitter.com/yOBDUsdvpg
— The Recount (@therecount) August 16, 2022
Keep in mind that DeSantis spent the entire pandemic blocking any efforts to let teachers protect themselves from COVID, which resulted in… a lot of dead teachers. https://t.co/YOzvinBRpp
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) August 14, 2022
I have been a teacher for 22 years, and this is the worst educational idea I’ve ever encountered. During the pandemic, Ron DeSantis has shown absolutely no support at all for Florida teachers. Rather than pay us a fair wage, DeSantis demeans the profession of teaching. https://t.co/M0KL4rrxYW
— Guillermo Parra (@venepoetics) August 14, 2022