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Pasco math teacher permanently banned for extremist rhetoric
Filed: Jun 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET
Summary: Florida Education Commissioner bans Mary Hazel Washburn from teaching after extremist rhetoric was injected into math classes.
WHO: Mary Hazel Washburn; Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas
WHAT: Permanent ban from the teaching profession for injecting extremist rhetoric into a math class
WHEN: Jun 29, 2026 at 10:53 PM ET
WHERE: Pasco County, Florida
WHY: The educator was found to have injected extremist rhetoric into math class instruction.
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