BREVARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Following the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 18 students and 3 adults, several Central Florida school districts have announced special measures to ensure students safety as the school year wraps up.

School officials evacuated Cocoa Jr./Sr. High School because of a bomb threat Friday morning.

West Shore Junior/Senior High School was cleared after a bomb threat prompted a shelter-in-place Friday morning, according to Brevard County Public Schools.

Faced by a national labor shortage, Brevard Public Schools is offering additional pay to substitute teachers who agree to work certain days around the district’s winter break.

Brevard County Schools employees and students will now have the full week of Thanksgiving off after the school board approved the change Wednesday.

Brevard County Public Schools updated the district’s mask policy on Tuesday night.

Parents can now opt their children from wearing a mask at Brevard County Public Schools, the district announced Friday.

A letter from the state Board of Education was sent to the Orange County school board Tuesday, giving the district 48 hours to comply before facing financial consequences.

The Florida Board of Education sends a formal notice to the Brevard County School Board, giving the district 48 hours to comply with state student mask mandate rules.

The mask battle with the Florida Department of Education is expected to come up at tonight’s school board meeting, according to Brevard Public School Board Chair Misty Belford.

The Department of Education will be having a meeting tomorrow with school districts from 11 Florida counties.

Two people were arrested before board members of Brevard County Public Schools discussed the district’s policy on face coverings on Tuesday night.

As the state is coming down from the latest surge caused by the delta variant, Florida has surpassed 50,000 COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLA. — Time is running out for the Brevard County school district to respond to the state about its mask mandate. The state gave the district until 10 a.m. Wednesday to explain how its policy is in compliance with the governor’s executive order. Brevard County Public Schools has a 30-day mandatory mask policy in place. School board member Misty Belford believes the Department of Education will find that the school district is in compliance. If the Department of Education finds the district not in compliance, the district could be fined and school board members could have their salaries withheld.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The Brevard Federation of Teachers on Tuesday called for an immediate suspension of what it’s labeled high-risk activities, and is asking Brevard Public Schools to implement more mitigation strategies. “Schools are still holding in-person open houses when (they) could be held virtually,” said Vanessa Skipper, vice president of the Brevard Federation of Teachers. A temporary mask mandate for students and staff until Brevard County sees lower transmission rates. READ: Brevard County Public Schools offers new testing site for quarantined studentsFace masks are optional at Brevard Public Schools. READ: Madison Middle School in Brevard County closes Monday and Tuesday due to COVID-19 cases©2021 Cox Media Group

Brevard County Public Schools offers new testing site for quarantined students Brevard County Public Schools offers new testing site for quarantined studentsBREVARD COUNTY,Fla. — Brevard County Public Schools is offering a new COVID-19 testing location for quarantined BPS students. Brevard Public Schools partnered with the Department of Health to offer to test students who want to return to school from quarantined status. Asymptomatic students can get tested on or after Day Five from their last day of exposure. The last day of exposure is considered Day Zero, and the day after is Day One of the five-day count.

A Brevard County school bus driver finds a toddler wandering around.

Brevard County public schools see lower student enrollments, staff job cuts possible Brevard Public Schools leaders are afraid the district could see less money in the fall because of lower student enrollment. BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — All employees at Brevard County Public Schools are set to receive a $1,000 bonus on top of the money that Gov. READ: Florida health officials to stop issuing daily COVID-19 case, death reportsOfficials said the one-time recognition payment to all school employees will be in recognition of their hard work during this past school year. The bonuses will be paid for with district cash. Deputies search for missing teen possibly endangered, her boyfriendPreviously, DeSantis allocated money in Florida’s budget for teachers and principals only.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. More than 100 people have been asked to quarantine after Brevard County Public Schools officials say there have been 42 confirmed cases of the coronavirus within the district. A district spokesperson says up to 135 people have been asked to quarantine since Aug. 7. The confirmed cases of COVID-19 were detected among staff, teachers and students, district officials said. Earlier this month, the Brevard Federation of Teachers union reported at least 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the weeks leading up to the school year. Brevard County students started school on Aug. 25.

VIERA, Fla. Following its first week of classes, Brevard Public Schools said 6,700 students remain unaccounted for and are not registered for in school or learning at home options. The Brevard County teachers union called the unregistered numbers a reflection of parents who are questioning the safety of reopening plans amid the pandemic. The teachers union said that since Monday, there have been confirmed coronavirus cases in schools including both teachers and students. The school district did not comment on questions related to cases. School leaders did say that the longer students wait to report their enrollment plans, the more concerned the district becomes.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. Seminole and Brevard County Public Schools approved new rules on wearing masks just days before their school years are set to begin. I have never seen an issue that has been presented before us that has become so divisive, said Dr. Tina Colderone, a Seminole school board member. The new rules will require all staff and students to wear a face mask in school and on school buses when social distancing is not achievable. In Brevard County, school board members passed new mask rules similar to Seminole Countys with one important distinction. Both districts mask rules were approved for only 90 days, allowing the superintendent to extend that expiration if he or she feels the need.

BREVARD COUNTY Fla. Brevard County Public Schools has approved its reopening plans amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Brevard County School Board ultimately decided Brevard Superintendent Mark Mullins will have the authority to modify the approved plan throughout the year subject to the ever-changing coronavirus pandemic. Heres what you need to know about the districts back to school plan:Start date: To Be DeterminedThe Brevard County School Board tabled to vote on delaying the school start date Tuesday night during its meeting. Brevard County Virtual School: At-home learning with a flexible schedule. Full or Part-Time Dual Enrollment: Qualified high school students can also add dual-enrollment to their option of preference whether that be combining it with Brevard County Virtual School, e-Learning or in-person instruction at a Brevard County school.