OCALA, Fla. — A Marion County teacher under fire for drowning animals in front of students at Forest High School earlier this week has retired.
- Teacher Dewie Brewton submitted retirement letter
- Accused of drowning nuisance animals in class
- FWC, Health Department investigations to continue
Marion County Public Schools confirmed that agriculture teacher Dewie Brewton submitted his retirement letter, effective Thursday.
The school district said the move ends the district investigation, but Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers and the Florida Department of Health in Marion County will continue theirs.
Video shared to Spectrum News 13 by a parent purportedly showed Brewton drowning two raccoons in front of students in his agri-science class.
The teacher reportedly killed the raccoons because they had eaten a chicken the students had raised.
School Superintendent Heidi Maier recommended earlier this week that Brewton should be fired.
The school district said Brewton had been in Marion County Public Schools for 31 years.