ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

State legislators and community leaders say there will be classroom walkouts and rallies taking place across Florida on Friday in protest of the state’s education policies.

A Central Florida middle school teacher suspended earlier this year, accused by his school district of using students as ‘political props’ in TikTok skits referencing current events, will not be fired after all.

Orange County Public Schools received a major donation from Walt Disney World.

Orange County Public Schools is working with the Orange County Sheriff's Office and parents to prevent students from going down the wrong path.

Good news for many Eatonville residents came down Friday afternoon.

Orange County Public Schools is considering selling historic Robert Hungerford Preparatory High School property in Eatonville to developers.

Twenty students total were treated for heat exhaustion after being evacuated outside Colonial High School following a “situation” Thursday, according to Orange County Fire Rescue.

Orange County Public Schools issued a message on safety to families concerning the start of daylight saving time.

Victoria Triece is suing Orange County Public Schools because she says the district banned her from volunteering in her child’s classroom due to her participation on adult websites.

Orange County Public Schools are addressing what they say is a growing problem in the classroom — poor student behavior.

A 9-year-old girl was one of three killed, including a News 13 reporter and 38-year-old woman, in Pine Hills shootings on Wednesday, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

The videos featured students in a variety of skits, including one satirizing alleged attempts at book bans by the state and another that features several students bowing down a trio of Black students for Black History Month.

Orange County Public Schools is rolling out all-electric school buses and testing the viability of using the vehicles to meet transportation needs, the district announced Monday.

After two students were hit by vehicles, Orange County Public Schools is sharing a safety warning.

OCPS Superintendent Maria Vazquez said that information regarding disciplinary referrals will be released to the state before March 17.

A teacher was placed on administrative leave after “using his students as political props” in videos posted to social media, according to Orange County Public Schools.

Orange County Public Schools will no longer participate in an annual national study charting risky behaviors in students, according to correspondence from the Florida Department of Education thanking the district for the change and criticizing the survey.

Orange County Public Schools teamed up with doctors and first responders to teach students CPR on Thursday.

A lawsuit has been filed against a Florida school district, claiming the district banned a mother from volunteering in her child’s classroom due to her participation on adult websites.

Orange County Public Schools is looking at a new task force aimed at finding solutions to disciplinary issues throughout the district.

Extra deputies are at Wekiva High School after a teen was shot on the campus.

Orange County Public Schools and Second Harvest Food Bank teamed up Saturday to make sure students and their families would have food during the two-week winter break.

For the second time in three days, a threat is investigated at Conway Elementary School.

For the second time in two says, a threat is investigated at Conway Elementary School.

More teachers are hanging up their hats in Orange County Public Schools, leaving several vacancies.

Jones High School is prepping for another football match at the school just one week after a deadly shooting near their last home game.

Orange County Public Schools issued a recorded message Thursday, warning parents that the district expected a school bus driver shortage on Friday.

The new superintendent for Orange County Public Schools held a town hall Monday evening to hear from parents in the district.

Riverdale Elementary students will return to class Thursday morning at a high school seven miles away because officials with Orange County Public Schools believe the building, which sustained significant flood damage from Hurricane Ian, is still unsafe.

After Riverdale Elementary School flooded due to heavy rainfall from Hurricane Ian, cleaning crews went to work to get it back in order ahead of the district's expected opening date.

Parents in Orange County were notified of a case of monkeypox in an individual connected with Wedgefield Elementary school, Wednesday.

Parents of students in the Orange County Public Schools district heard from superintendent Dr. Maria Vasquez, who marked an increase in student-made threats against schools and called for an end to the trend.

A written message containing a possible threat to West Orange High School has put the school on "hold" while law enforcement investigates, according to Orange County Public Schools.

Apopka parents are standing behind Orange County Public Schools after the district came under fire for violating state laws concerning school safety, according to the Department of Education.

The superintendent for Orange County Public Schools is expected to meet next week with Florida Dept. of Education officials over concerns from a statewide grand jury that the district may have underreported incidents to the state.

Orange County School Board Chair Teresa Jacobs issues a statement.

Orange County Public Schools is asking voters to keep a 1 mill ad valorem property tax, first approved in 2010, to fund everything from support staff to art teachers to class field trips.

Following the approval of Orange County Superintendent Designate Dr. Maria Vazquez earlier this summer, the next deputy superintendent was announced Friday evening.

Voters in Orange County will decide this month whether the school district can keep a special property tax to prop up school programs.

An emergency alert system that allows Orange County Public Schools employees to initiate a lockdown if there is a threat was among several topics discussed ahead of the school year.

Orange County Public Schools said it has a number of teacher vacancies to fill just five days away from the start of school.

The Orange County Classroom Teachers Association ratified an agreement with Orange County Public Schools Thursday evening for new teacher salaries in the 2022-23 school year.

Five new schools are opening in August in Orange County, adding student capacity in growing areas of the county.

School Board Chair Teresa Jacobs told News 6 they want clear guidance from the state so that they can then take the burden off teachers by providing them with specific direction.

Due to the pandemic, all students in Orange County were able to get free meals at school, though that will be changing starting in August and families will have to submit applications to be eligible.

Orange County Public Schools needs 100 bus drivers and 20 mechanics, and they are willing to pay.

Educators at Lake Silver Elementary School are displeased with Principal Sheila Burke after they claimed she used microaggressions and failed to discipline staff members who made racist remarks.

Parents and the public had the opportunity to hear in-depth from the two finalists for Orange County Public Schools' superintendent position ahead of the school board's upcoming interviews.

The district is providing meals at 224 locations this summer that include schools, libraries, several churches, YMCA, and Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the county.

Orange County School Board members selected two finalists Tuesday to move forward in the process to replace the retiring superintendent.

With the need for bus drivers remaining high, Orange County Public Schools held the first of many summer job fairs Monday at Edgewater High School.

Orange County Public Schools is looking to fill vacancies for bus drivers and diesel mechanics at a job fair next Monday, the district said.

The school board for Orange County Public Schools held a workshop Tuesday to discuss their safety program and, in the wake of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, board members had a lot of questions regarding their policies.

Orange County Public Schools students and supporters said state leaders need to get their priorities straight. Students questioned why politicians are exerting more energy to ban books and curriculum than to stop gun violence in schools.

Orange County Public Schools announced Monday it will provide free breakfast and lunch to children ages 18 and younger throughout the summer.

11 candidates are vying to replace Orange County Public Schools’ retiring superintendent, Dr. Barbara Jenkins.

Orange County Public Schools continued a touching tradition during this year's Teacher Appreciation Week.

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Get out the popcorn, your cell phone and get ready to be entertained, Orange County Public Schools TOP TALENT 2022 is back for its fourth year of bringing you the district's brightest students.

As Walt Disney World welcomes guests to its 50th anniversary celebration, the company continues to give back to the Central Florida community.

A middle school student had to be flown to the hospital after being hit by a car on the way to school Tuesday morning, according to Orange County Public Schools.

As outrage grows over suspected war crimes by Russia, many Ukrainians have been fleeing the country seeking refuge in Poland. One family not only crossed the border, they traveled across the Atlantic for safety in Central Florida.

Whether it’s people retiring earlier than expected or changing careers, it’s left a plethora of jobs available for employers to fill.

Students at Edgewater High School took part in a walkout Friday to protest a piece of legislation critics have colloquially dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

Orange County Public Schools is loosening its mask requirements for adults.

Orange County Public Schools presented details of a proposed plan to construct a bus depot for residents who live nearby Wednesday evening.

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

Orange County Public Schools is asking the state Department of Education to waive Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) testing results for another year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

An arrest has been made in connection with a possible threat made on social media against an Orange County elementary school, according to school officials.

Orange County Public Schools extended the mask requirement for all adults on a school campus.

Florida is calling on elementary, middle and high school students to pick up their pens and spill their creativity on the page in honor of Black History Month for a chance to win college scholarships.

A Lake Nona High School student found a stray bullet in a locker room on campus Thursday, according to a representative with Seminole County Public Schools.

The teachers union accuses the school district of not following a memorandum of understanding made last fall with a magistrate.

Researchers predict omicron variant of the coronavirus is on the verge of peaking, but the virus continues to spread.

If you're interested in enrolling your child in an Orange County Public Schools magnet school, the application process is now open.

Orange County Public Schools is doing its part to help the county reach its goal to get at least 50% of students vaccinated by January 2022.

A new club at an Orange County Public Schools elementary school is teaching young students the joy of kindness.

Masks will be optional for everyone at Orange County Public Schools, according to the district.

A new partnership is preparing Orange County Public School students for high-paying jobs in the construction industry.

Students, families, community members and district employees gathered Friday morning as Orange County Public Schools presented its 2021 State of the Schools address, marking the first time since 2019 the address had in-person guests due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Orange County Public Schools announced Wednesday that face masks will be optional for all district employees starting the next day.

Orange County Public Schools kicked off a five-day vaccination event at the district's high schools on Tuesday.

Orange County Public Schools will begin offering the coronavirus vaccine to students 5 years old and older.

For the first time since the beginning of the school year, parents have the ability to choose if their child wears a mask at Orange County Public Schools.

The current mask mandate at Orange County Public Schools will expire on Oct. 30.

Parents can opt out their children from wearing a mask again at Orange County Public Schools, the district announced Thursday.

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.

Orange County Public Schools is facing a deadline to comply with the state’s COVID-19 mask mandate.

After a father called News 6 about school bus delays and no-shows at his son’s bus stop, Orange County Public Schools took action.

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

4R restaurant group, which operates 4 Rivers Smokehouse and The COOP, is now establishing a scholarship program for Black students in the state of Florida.

Orange County Public Schools add new protocols ahead school board meeting.

The Friday night lights will be dark at Apopka High School this week after Orange County Public Schools postponed the game with Ocoee High School because of COVID-19 cases.

Orange County hosting another job fair on Monday, this time at Horizon High School in Winter Garden all to recruit bus drivers.

Oranger County father William Harper said once again he had to drive his son to school Friday morning after his son’s school bus never showed up.

Orange County Public Schools is looking to fill about 150 positions next week at their three-day job fair hosted by Food and Nutrition Services, according to a release from OCPS.

Orange County Public Schools responded back to the Florida Department of Education regarding its mask mandate.

Growing numbers of children being diagnosed with COVID-19 in Central Florida are putting a strain on the resources used to track them in school.

Orange County Public Schools will mandate masks for students for 60 days.