But we do not want to remove him from the assignment.” I do not know your policy for videoing or posting on social media, etc. The emails show the principal at Mandarin Middle emailed the ESS employee, asking her to let Covey know that they are “restocking … library bookshelves with the approved list from DCPS.”Ī follow-up email, from the principal’s secretary to the ESS employee said, in part: “Hi. Therefore, ESS determined these policy violations made it necessary to part ways with this individual.”īefore being fired, emails between the principal of Mandarin Middle School, her secretary and the area manager of ESS were sent to each other. “In discussion between the district and ESS regarding this individual’s misrepresentation of the books available to students in the school’s library and the disruption this misrepresentation has caused, it was determined that he had violated social media and cell phone policies of his employer. When News4JAX reached out to DCPS about the firing, they along with ESS, the company that hires substitutes, sent this statement:
They also noted it was a gross misrepresentation and there were other books available for students to read, noting that media specialists were reviewing books in media centers and classrooms to ensure they met certain criteria for students.Īs of Wednesday, 30,000 books have been approved for students.
In February, Duval County Public Schools responded to Covey’s post, saying the video showed “ less than half the story.” – Emails obtained by News4JAX provide new details about the firing of a substitute teacher working at Mandarin Middle School.īrian Covey was let go from his position as a permanent substitute teacher in February after he posted a video in January on social media showing rows of empty bookshelves in the school’s library.Ĭovey said he did it to expose the impact of new statewide laws requiring the mass review of all library media and classroom materials.Īccording to Covey, weeks following the posts he made, he was fired.
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