Brevard school board members call out teacher union over ousted teacher

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Brevard's teacher union president criticized the superintendent for not rehiring a teacher who violated a state rule.

The teacher, Melissa Calhoun, was not rehired despite being cleared to return to the classroom on probation by a state commission.

School board members defended the superintendent's decision and criticized the union's public comments.

Support from Brevard's teacher union for an ousted educator — and criticism of Superintendent Mark Rendell's decision not to rehire her — prompted blowback from school board members at the Sept. 23 meeting in Viera.

Terse back-and-forth exchanges between the president of Brevard Federation of Teachers, the public and the board came during a meeting following a rally in support of former Satellite High School AP English