Brevard County rescinds teacher Melissa Calhoun’s reprimand in preferred name case →
The Brevard County high school teacher who was essentially fired by the district because she used a student’s preferred name without parental permission won an arbitration in the case. Talking to News 6 on Friday, Melissa Calhoun called the decision a win for all teachers, even though BPS still has no plans on rehiring her.
Anti-ICE high school protests spark safety concerns, support →
“Parents and some elected officials are cheering on high school students participating in anti-immigration enforcement walkouts over the past two months, while others have safety concerns about so many teenagers leaving school grounds. ” (The Hill, 2/26/2026)
Speakers talk enrollment, teacher ousting at Brevard school board meeting →
Student enrollment, the ousting of a Satellite High teacher and walkouts over immigration policies: The three issues, all of which have sparked heated public comment over the past year, were again topics of concern at the Brevard school board’s Feb. 24 meeting.
Arbitrator says ousted Brevard teacher was wrongly disciplined →
“Nearly 11 months after Brevard Public Schools opted not to renew a Satellite High teacher’s contract because she used a student’s chosen name without parental permission, a third-party arbitrator ruled that she had been incorrectly punished and must be recommended for reappointment, according to Brevard’s teachers union.
Brevard students protest ICE actions in Viera on Presidents Day →
A Melbourne High School senior says he was threatened with expulsion as walkouts protesting violence by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took place at Brevard schools less than two weeks ago. That threat, Jack Apotsos says, is part of why he was out protesting on Feb. 16, joining a group of about 40 fellow students, parents and community members outside Brevard Public Schools’ Educational Services Facility on Judge Fran Jamieson Way in Viera.
Central Florida student walkouts continue over immigration enforcement, despite threats of suspension →
“It’s a cold Friday morning in Viera, and dozens of students are huddled near the intersection in front of the Brevard Public Schools administrative building.
Court faults Susin over public records delays in case with Jenkins →
A circuit judge ruled on Feb. 10 that Brevard School Board Chair Matt Susin took an “unreasonable” amount of time in turning over texts and phone calls requested by then-fellow school board member Jennifer Jenkins as part of a public records request.
After Nearly Three Years, Judge Finally Issues Ruling Favoring Jenkins, Calls Susin Call Log Delay Unreasonable →
“A judge has ruled that school board member Matthew Susin delayed production of public records, call logs from his personal cell phone, in a decision, issued Tuesday in the case of Jenkins v. Brevard County School Board and Matthew Susin (Case No. 05-2023-CA-018437). The decision comes after nearly three years of litigation marked by heated disputes, depositions, and allegations of withheld documents.” (The Space Coast Rocket , 2/11/2026)
ICE on Brevard’s school campuses: Here’s how staff is told to respond →
Historically, students around the country didn’t have to think about potentially being pulled out of class to be questioned and possibly detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. But that changed a little more than a year ago, with President Donald Trump rescinding a 2011 policy preventing these activities from taking place at sensitive locations. Now, ICE agents can legally enter school campuses. Students can be removed from class for questioning. They may be arrested.
ICE actions impact Brevard life, classrooms to churches to workplaces →
It was supposed to be a normal Monday, one spent teaching English to students learning to call the Space Coast home. Instead, a Brevard teacher returned to her classroom on Jan. 26 to find her students beside themselves, and she soon discovered why: A former classmate, one who dropped out only a few months prior so he could work, had been picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the weekend during a traffic stop. By Monday, he had already been taken to a Miami detention center.