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Kindergarten teacher’s punishment upheld by judge

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 by TCPalm.com

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The St. Lucie County kindergarten teacher who held a vote to oust 5-year-old Alex Barton from his classroom lost her appeal for reinstatement.

Administrative law judge Claude Arrington upheld the St. Lucie School Board’s decision to suspend Wendy Portillo for a year without pay and remove her tenure.

Schools Superintendent Michael Lannon, who testified at the hearing that he would not recommend she be allowed to teach in a district elementary school, said he had not yet read through the order and declined to comment.

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