DR. PHILLIPS HIGH SCHOOL

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police are investigating after antisemitic graffiti was found at an Orange County school. State Rep. Jennifer Rita Harris said officials found the graffiti in a bathroom at Dr. Phillips High School earlier this week. Watch: Gunman at large after woman found shot to death in crashed car in Orange County, deputies sayShe denounced it, calling it an “act of hatred,” and noted there was a 50% increase in antisemitic incidents from 2020 to 2021. Watch: Lake County man accused of harassing neighbors facing hate crime chargesChannel 9 has reached out to law enforcement and Orange County Public Schools for more information on the incident. Read: Son of Osceola High football coach killed in shootingClick here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

A post on social media of antisemitic graffiti found in the bathroom of an Orange County high school has prompted a police investigation.

The family of an 18-year-old student at Dr. Phillips High School is searching for answers after the young man was found shot inside of a crashed car in Orange County.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County Public Schools has a plan for students to make up classroom time they missed during Hurricane Ian. OCPS board members decided Tuesday night to cancel an upcoming student holiday and to turn several early dismissal days into full school days. READ: Dr. Phillips High School placed on lockdown after hoax 911 callOn Oct. 28, students and teachers will now have a regular school day instead of the student holiday that was on OCPS’ original calendar. Orange County Public SchoolsThe district said it will also replace seven early-dismissal Wednesdays with full academic days between November and May to make up for lost hours in the classroom. Those seven dates include:Nov. 9, 2022Dec. 7, 2022Jan. 18, 2023Feb. 1, 2023Feb. 15, 2023March 22, 2023May 10, 2023READ: 15-year-old Georgia football player loses parents, sister in crash on way home from his gameHurricane Ian makeup days determined for OCPS.

A 911 call made to Orlando police that prompted a lockdown at Dr. Phillips High School was a hoax, according to the department.

See the list of locations below:Apopka High School opens Wednesday at 8 a.m. and will house general population and is pet friendly. Oak Ridge High School opens Wednesday at noon and will house general population and is pet friendly. Timber Creek High School opens Wednesday at noon and will house general population and is pet friendly. Video: Power companies prepare for outages before Hurricane Ian impacts Central Florida Power outages are one of the big concerns as Hurricane Ian is projected to impact Central Florida. That shelter will open at 3 p.m.Other general population shelters will open as needed.

A threat was made against Dr. Phillips High School Monday morning, prompting school officials to evacuate the building while deputies investigated.

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A man, woman and teen were found dead in an Orlando condo in what appears to be a murder-suicide, police say.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Dr. Phillips High School students gathered Friday morning to honor the lives lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Air Force Junior ROTC cadets observed their annual 9/11 memorial tribute at around 8:30 a.m. Friday at the Orlando school. READ: Remembering 9/11: See list of Central Florida events marking the 20th anniversaryThe event started at around the same time the first plane crashed into the north tower at the World Trade Center. Undersheriff Mark Canty with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office was the keynote speaker at the event. READ: 9/11 20 years later: 2 more World Trade Center victims finally identifiedThe students were also joined by first responders from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Orlando Police Department, Orlando Fire Department and Orange County Fire Rescue.

Dr. Phillips High School senior and JROTC member Nourah Al Sayed wasn’t even born when the Sept. 11 attacks occurred.

Since Jan. 1, there have been eight reported cases connected to the campus, all but one are school staff. An email obtained by News 6 shows Knight asked school staff not to take Friday off because of the staffing shortage. “We have been stretched to the limits with teachers, staff, and administration out this week… I want to THANK everyone who has assisted! Our entire administration team is quarantined and working from home, so we don’t have any leadership on campus,” part of a Dr. Phillips High School staff email to OCCTA read. Since August, there have 50 reported cases tied to the school, according to the dashboard.

click to enlarge Screenshot via OWN / YouTubeLast year, Hollywood came to Dr. Phillips High School, of all places.A collection of bright pink, but mostly hollow, buildings on the grounds of the Orlando school grew into a film set for the new Oprah Winfrey showNow it's a year later, and the show premieres tonight, Wednesday, Aug. 14.DPHS will be joined by the surrounding Orlando neighborhoods near Universal Studios as settings in the Florida-based show.The new drama series on the Oprah Winfrey Network isn't actually set in Orlando. It's supposed to be Miami-based, telling the story of a "14-year-old prodigy from the projects who is haunted by the death of his closest friend and relied on by his hardworking mother to find a way out of poverty," according to the OWN synopsis The show comes from Tarell Alvin McCraney, who co-wrote the screenplay forThe series will feature Phylicia Rashad (best known from), and executive producers are Oprah, Michael B. Jordan (yes, that's Killmonger from), Mike Kelley and Melissa Loy.