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A Broward County, Fla., elementary school principal said the district tried to dock her pay for missed time after her daughter鈥檚 death in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
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April Schentrup, whose daughter, Carmen, was one of 17 killed in the Feb. 14 massacre, said Superintendent Robert Runcie told her that her job was not 鈥減art-time鈥� when she tried to ease back into work after Carmen鈥檚 death.
Schentrup also told school board members that the district denied her request to have an interim principal appointed at her school, Pembroke Pines Elementary鈥攁nd that staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas were granted more leave time to grieve than she was.
In response, the district reinstated Schentrup鈥檚 pay for time she took off between Feb. 15, the day after the shooting, and March 30. The district also approved a leave of absence that will have the 鈥渓east impact鈥� on her accrued leave time.
鈥淔irst and foremost, we are devastated for April and Philip Schentrup on the loss of their daughter, Carmen, as we are for all the parents and families who lost a loved one in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy,鈥� district spokeswoman Tracy Clark said in a statement.
鈥淲e continue to honor the Schentrup family鈥檚 request for privacy during this difficult time. We can only share that Superintendent Runcie and District officials have met with and remain in communication with Ms. Schentrup regarding the Marjory Stoneman Douglas tragedy and to provide information on how the District can continue to support her and the demands she faces returning to work.鈥�
Schentrup is not the first parent angered by the district鈥檚 response to the Parkland shooting.
Dozens of parents attended a district-hosted public-safety forum in April and criticized the district鈥檚 perceived indifference. Motivated by the deaths of their children, several Parkland parents have pledged to run for school board in the 270,000-student district.
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