Several parents, students and community members urged the board during public comment on Nov. 4 to reinstate Cape Coral High School football coach Tyler Murphy. Speakers described Murphy as a mentor who fosters discipline and character and said removing him harms students and the program.

"Without Tyler Murphy, I would be stuck about what I want to do after football," a student told the board, describing connections Murphy helped him make with community services. Parents and alumni said they view the absence of Murphy as a loss for mentorship and requested the board's intervention.

Superintendent Dr. Christopher Carlin told the board for the public record that a resignation had been submitted and "the resignation was accepted and it was brought forward to the board and the board voted on it." The transcript does not include a separate roll-call of that action in the public comment section; the superintendent's statement was entered into the record during remarks following public comment.