Boca Raton Teacher To Be “Un-Fired” As School Board Rescinds Termination

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Boca Raton middle school teacher terminated for alleged misconduct will have that termination rescinded and replaced with a reprimand and mandatory training, according to a document obtained by BocaNewsNow.com.

Victor Lopez — a teacher at Boca Raton Middle School — was accused of multiple counts of, quite simply, bad judgment. He nicknamed students. He “flicked” students. And he pretended to hold one in a chokehold. But after nearly twenty students testified on his behalf, as well other other professionals and para-professionals, the Palm Beach County School Board is expected to reinstate Lopez during its next meeting.

From the final “finding” document obtained exclusively by BocaNewsNow.com: “In this proceeding, even though Lopez used poor judgment in referring to students by nicknames, flicking them to get them to pay attention in class, and mimicking a chokehold without pressure in celebration, none of his actions were malicious, derogatory, caused embarrassment, disparagement, or harm.