form of punishment because the child is given a choice.” In fact, Woltanski said she believes there is merit behind using exercise as discipline rather than mak- ing students perform some mundane scholastic rou- tine. “If the consequence is academic, that makes aca- demics seem like punish- ment,” she said. But Maher says the prac- tice is uselessly punitive. “The consequences make no difference if they are not immediate. The kids have no idea. It’s just punishment,” Maher said. The Ocean Studies Char- ter School began in 2011. It is the only school in the Keys that bases its curricu- lum specifically on marine sciences. In the three years since opening, its enroll- ment has doubled to more than 72 students. Its charter allows for up to 116 stu- dents. The school serves children in the first- to third-grade age group. The school is a public charter school, meaning it is funded with taxpayer dollars but is run by a pri- vate board of directors. Woltanski said she has not heard from any other parents about the walking punishment except Maher. But Maher said he has dis- cussed the issue with sever- al parents who share his concern. “A lot of people didn’t know what was going on and they are really” angry, Maher said. “It’s been going on since the begin- ning of the school year.” Woltanski is also upset Maher took the issue to the press before Monday’s meeting. “Honestly, I don’t think it’s fair,” she said. Teachers to present discipline policy at Monday meeting DISCIPLINE from 1A struck by a car in January 2012 while jogging on the National Mall in Washing- ton, D.C. She was just 26 years old. To honor Talia, Agler, a “semi-retired” Boca Raton rabbi who now lives in Key Largo, and Rev. Pam Feeser, manager of the Community Health Min- istries in the Upper Keys, are challenging the local community to live by her example and become organ donors. Talia was an outspoken proponent of organ donation. Agler and Feeser’s goal is to sign up 2,300 new donors in the Upper Keys in December. Those inter- ested can go donatelife- florida.org. You can also go to your local state Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles office. The effort is champi- oned by Rev. Kerry Foote, pastor of Burton Memorial United Methodist Church in Tavernier. Since Talia died, her organs have helped save the lives of five people. In all, one of her lungs, both kidneys, her pancreas and liver were donated. “In their final hours, they gave a lifetime,” Agler said, quoting a phrase used by organ- donor advocates. “This is as profound an impact we can have on someone’s life.” Earlier this year, Agler, 61 and his wife, Mindy, 56, got to meet LeFebvre. She and her husband Bart traveled from their Damas- cus, Md., home with a news crew from a Wash- ington, D.C.-based televi- sion station to meet the Aglers. “Meeting them was very emotional, but it was prob- ably one of the best days of my life,” LeFebvre said this week. “Just to be able to thank them in person was totally amazing.” Agler said of the meet- ing, “It was a lot of things. It was kind of surreal on one level, but also very emotional. Here is some- one who is alive because of this donation. Here is a woman who has a husband and children who is at the center of their lives again. This really kind of made it very real for us.” The Aglers have two other grown children — Sarah, 24, who lives in New York, and Jesse, 31, a radio sportscaster for the Miami Dolphins. LeFebvre, a 63-year-old mother of three, had three heart attacks in six hours one day in 2008. After- ward, her heart was pump- ing at only 30 percent capacity. For the next three years, doctors kept her alive with the use of an artificial pacemaker and a heart pump. LeFebvre was placed on a waiting list for a heart transplant in 2011. She waited a year and two weeks before her surgeons replaced her heart with Talia’s. The organ started beating regularly as soon as it became part of LeFeb- vre’s body. “I haven’t had any signs of rejection or anything,” she said. Her latest tests show the heart is pumping at 98 to 98 percent capacity. Talia’s legacy is not only left with the lives her donated organs helped save. A shelter for girls and young women in Nairobi, Kenya, bears her name. While in college at Ameri- can University, she interned at orphanages for Kenya’s Centre for Domes- tic Training and Develop- ment. The experience moved Talia to devote her lives to helping others. She was working for an internation- al development contractor in D.C. when she died. Feeser hopes Talia’s story will help people real- ize they can offer someone in need a saving gift at no cost. “We have received the amazing gift of life by the grace of God, and in return and out of gratitude, we have the awesome opportu- nity to give life to others,” she said. “One of the most effective ways, with absolutely no financial investment, is we are able to donate our organs. But we must do that by indicat- ing our intentions now.” For more information on Talia’s life and organ donation, go to rabbia- gler.net. The Reporter | KeysNet.com FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2013 3A 305-852-8230 $119 Maintenance Contracts includes: • Two (2) visits per year • Free filters for 1 year • 15% OFF Parts & Labor • Priority Scheduling Levi Rex ‘Keep it Local!’ – Rex Houston, owner Visit our showroom at 87805 Overseas Hwy. LOCATED BAYSIDE ACROSS FROM PIERRE´ S ON THE MORADA BAY PROPERTY. 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form of punishmentbecause the child is given achoice.”
In fact, Woltanski saidshe believes there is meritbehind using exercise asdiscipline rather than mak-ing students perform somemundane scholastic rou-tine.
“If the consequence isacademic, that makes aca-demics seem like punish-ment,” she said.
But Maher says the prac-tice is uselessly punitive.
“The consequencesmake no difference if theyare not immediate. Thekids have no idea. It’s justpunishment,” Maher said.
The Ocean Studies Char-ter School began in 2011. Itis the only school in theKeys that bases its curricu-lum specifically on marinesciences. In the three yearssince opening, its enroll-ment has doubled to morethan 72 students. Its charterallows for up to 116 stu-dents. The school serveschildren in the first- tothird-grade age group.
The school is a publiccharter school, meaning itis funded with taxpayerdollars but is run by a pri-vate board of directors.
Woltanski said she hasnot heard from any other
parents about the walkingpunishment except Maher.But Maher said he has dis-cussed the issue with sever-al parents who share hisconcern.
“A lot of people didn’tknow what was going on and they are really” angry,
Maher said. “It’s beengoing on since the begin-ning of the school year.”
Woltanski is also upsetMaher took the issue to thepress before Monday’smeeting.
“Honestly, I don’t thinkit’s fair,” she said.
Teachers to present disciplinepolicy at Monday meetingDISCIPLINE from 1A
struck by a car in January2012 while jogging on theNational Mall in Washing-ton, D.C. She was just 26years old.
To honor Talia, Agler, a“semi-retired” Boca Ratonrabbi who now lives inKey Largo, and Rev. PamFeeser, manager of theCommunity Health Min-istries in the Upper Keys,are challenging the localcommunity to live by herexample and becomeorgan donors. Talia was anoutspoken proponent oforgan donation.
Agler and Feeser’s goalis to sign up 2,300 newdonors in the Upper Keysin December. Those inter-ested can go donatelife-florida.org. You can alsogo to your local stateDepartment of HighwaySafety and Motor Vehiclesoffice.
The effort is champi-oned by Rev. Kerry Foote,pastor of Burton MemorialUnited Methodist Churchin Tavernier.
Since Talia died, herorgans have helped savethe lives of five people. Inall, one of her lungs, bothkidneys, her pancreas andliver were donated.
“In their final hours,they gave a lifetime,”
Agler said, quoting aphrase used by organ-donor advocates. “This isas profound an impact wecan have on someone’slife.”
Earlier this year, Agler,61 and his wife, Mindy,56, got to meet LeFebvre.She and her husband Barttraveled from their Damas-cus, Md., home with anews crew from a Wash-ington, D.C.-based televi-sion station to meet theAglers.
“Meeting them was veryemotional, but it was prob-ably one of the best days ofmy life,” LeFebvre saidthis week. “Just to be ableto thank them in personwas totally amazing.”
Agler said of the meet-ing, “It was a lot of things.It was kind of surreal onone level, but also veryemotional. Here is some-one who is alive becauseof this donation. Here is awoman who has a husbandand children who is at thecenter of their lives again.This really kind of made itvery real for us.”
The Aglers have twoother grown children —Sarah, 24, who lives inNew York, and Jesse, 31, aradio sportscaster for theMiami Dolphins.
LeFebvre, a 63-year-oldmother of three, had three
heart attacks in six hoursone day in 2008. After-ward, her heart was pump-ing at only 30 percentcapacity. For the next threeyears, doctors kept her alivewith the use of an artificialpacemaker and a heartpump.
LeFebvre was placed ona waiting list for a hearttransplant in 2011. Shewaited a year and twoweeks before her surgeonsreplaced her heart withTalia’s. The organ startedbeating regularly as soon asit became part of LeFeb-vre’s body.
“I haven’t had any signsof rejection or anything,”she said. Her latest testsshow the heart is pumpingat 98 to 98 percent capacity.
Talia’s legacy is not onlyleft with the lives herdonated organs helpedsave. A shelter for girls andyoung women in Nairobi,Kenya, bears her name.While in college at Ameri-can University, sheinterned at orphanages forKenya’s Centre for Domes-tic Training and Develop-ment.
The experience movedTalia to devote her lives tohelping others. She wasworking for an internation-al development contractorin D.C. when she died.
Feeser hopes Talia’s
story will help people real-ize they can offer someonein need a saving gift at nocost.
“We have received theamazing gift of life by thegrace of God, and in returnand out of gratitude, wehave the awesome opportu-nity to give life to others,”she said. “One of the most
effective ways, withabsolutely no financialinvestment, is we are ableto donate our organs. Butwe must do that by indicat-ing our intentions now.”
For more information onTalia’s life and organdonation, go to rabbia-gler.net.
The Reporter | KeysNet.com FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2013 3A
305-852-8230
$119 Maintenance Contracts includes: • Two (2) visits per year • Free filters for 1 year • 15% OFF Parts & Labor • Priority Scheduling
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‘Keep it Local!’ – Rex Houston, ownerVisit our showroom at 87805 Overseas Hwy.
LOCATED BAYSIDE ACROSS FROM PIERRE´S ON THE MORADA BAY PROPERTY.
WWW.MOORINGSREALTY.COM81610 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY • ISLAMORADA • FLORIDA KEYS • 305.664.9166
TOP FLOOR OCEANFRONT CORNER UNIT AT CHEECA LODGE AND SPA, A FULL SERVICE DESTI-NATION RESORT WITH TWO SWIMMING POOLS, SALTWATER LAGOON, RELAXING SPA, 9-HOLE GOLF COURSE, SIX LIGHTED TENNIS COURTS, THREE RESTAURANTS, TWO BARS AND
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FOR YOUR ELEGANT VACATION GETAWAY AND BENEFIT FROM RENTAL INCOME. $1,200,000
Shelter in Nairobi named in honor of Talia
HEART from 1A
Talia Agler has fun during a family vacation. She was an advocate for girls and youngwomen in Kenya. (Photo courtesy of the Agler family)
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