Former Florida high school nurse accused of traveling to meet minor faces more charges
Read full article: Former Florida high school nurse accused of traveling to meet minor faces more chargesA former nurse at New Smyrna Beach High School has new charges following an initial arrest late last year, accused of meeting with a teen student.
SUPER BOWL TIES: Central Florida high school football coach has former players in the big game
Read full article: SUPER BOWL TIES: Central Florida high school football coach has former players in the big gameJohn Wilkinson, a former Cocoa High School football head coach, has two former players in the Super Bowl: Jawaan Taylor for the Kansas City Chiefs and Chauncy Gardner-Johnson for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Volusia County school nurse faces charges of traveling to meet minor, records show
Read full article: Volusia County school nurse faces charges of traveling to meet minor, records showA contracted school nurse at New Smyrna Beach High School faces charges after being accused of traveling to meet a minor, according to jail records.
Student, 16, charged after false report prompts lockdown at New Smyrna Beach High School, sheriff’s office says
Read full article: Student, 16, charged after false report prompts lockdown at New Smyrna Beach High School, sheriff’s office saysA 16-year-old student is accused of calling in a false report of a threat and prompting a lockdown earlier this week at New Smyrna Beach High School.
New Smyrna Beach High student shot school employee in face with Orbeez gun, deputies say
Read full article: New Smyrna Beach High student shot school employee in face with Orbeez gun, deputies sayA 17-year-old New Smyrna Beach High School student faces a felony charge after deputies said he shot a school employee in the face with an Orbeez gun, lodging one of the beads in the victim’s nose.
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Volusia County woman says shes too concerned with COVID-19 to send grandson back to school
Read full article: Volusia County woman says shes too concerned with COVID-19 to send grandson back to schoolNEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. Sharon Busch, 72, is raising her 16-year-old grandson who planned on returning to New Smyrna Beach High School for this school year. But with the higher numbers of COVID-19 cases reported over the past several weeks, Busch has changed her mind from brick and mortar to virtual school. Shes also concerned that her grandson could bring the virus back home to her and her husband who is recovering from heart surgery. And pretty soon the school is going to explode again and everybody's going to be back home," she said. Busch said she's now enrolled her grandson in Volusia Live, where he'll follow scheduled online classes at home.
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Volusia County students prepare for graduation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Read full article: Volusia County students prepare for graduation during the COVID-19 pandemicDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Parents and students are gearing up for graduation this week with dress rehearsals. New Smyrna Beach High School had its graduation rehearsal Tuesday afternoon. News 6 was not allowed inside while students practiced but 18-year-old Chelsea Lewis shared her thoughts about this year's graduation. “We wanted to give our graduating students the most special graduation we can give them under these circumstances,” said Berrio. The school district will also be live-streaming the graduations which start on Thursday.
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Retired New Smyrna Beach teacher accused of soliciting sex from a minor
Read full article: Retired New Smyrna Beach teacher accused of soliciting sex from a minorVOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. A retired teacher from New Smyrna Beach High School is accused of soliciting sex from a minor, according to the Volusia County Sheriffs Office. He is a volunteer at New Smyrna Beach high school, according to detectives. Investigators said when detectives talked to Benefield about the allegation of soliciting the minor for sex he admitted to having the conversation with the victim. Detectives said the suspect is known to the victim, but not through his role as a volunteer at the high school. The Sheriffs Office said anyone who believes they may have been victimized by Benefield is asked to contact the child exploitation unit at 386-323-3574.
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