Beloved principal who fought Ron DeSantis over in-person learning dies of long COVID
In the summer of 2020, DeSantis’ directive to reopen schools and call teachers back to work in-person“As a school leader, I cannot continue to see my school family mourn our friends and then tell them that ‘I can keep you safe when you come to school.
Jackson started working at Fort Braden School, in Tallahassee, in 1992. Over the years he rose the ranks from teacher’s aide to principal. He was elected county commissioner in 2016. After losing his battle with long COVID, he leaves behind a wife, two daughters, and two stepsons.. “And I think that came from his many years of experience being a principal at a Title I school. He saw everything first-hand, the struggles that people deal with.
Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey has ordered that the city’s flags fly at half-mast for 10 days to honor Jackson and his more than 30 years of service as a teacher and then commissioner.
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