Looking for a new career? Osceola County looking to fill dozens of bus driver, bus attendant roles
Video: Osceola County School bus driver fair happening TuesdayOSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Are you looking for a new career? The Osceola County School District is looking to hire dozens of bus drivers and bus attendants ahead of the new school year. The district is holding a job fair at the Osceola County School District Transportation building. READ: Central Florida school district bringing in dozens of teachers from South America to fill vacanciesThe event will happen on Tuesday from 8 a.m. to noon. Hiring managers are looking for 40 bus driver and 140 bus attendant roles.
wftv.com‘Please have patience’: School bus driver shortage could delay students from getting home on time
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — School bus driver shortages have led some districts to warn parents about getting students home from school on time this afternoon. Osceola County school officials issued their warning earlier this week. They feared bus drivers would take the day off because of Good Friday. Like every other school district in Central Florida, Osceola County is already dealing with a driver shortage because of the pandemic. Eyewitness News also checked with Seminole County Public Schools, which said it did not have any bus driver issues on Friday.
wftv.com14 families move to charge man accused of driving school bus while drunk, deputies say
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — A Flagler County bus driver is facing 14 more charges of child neglect after he was arrested for driving a bus full of students while drunk. WATCH: School bus driver accused of driving 4 times over the legal limit with students aboardFlagler County deputies arrested Mark McNeil on Wednesday. Deputies said he was driving a bus of dozens of middle school students home while his blood alcohol level was more than four times the legal limit. READ: $5,000 reward offered for information leading to return of stolen turtle sculptureFourteen families have come forward saying they want to pursue child neglect charges against McNeil. Investigators said 11 other families could make the same request.
wftv.comSchool Enrollment Dips — Where Are All The Students? : Consider This from NPR : NPR
Public school enrollment dropped three percent nationwide during the 2020-2021 school year.NPR's education team continued to track enrollment this school year and found that while districts have gained students, a significant majority are still not back to where they were prior to the pandemic.A similar story has unfolded in Los Angeles, Chicago and at more public schools across the nation.NPR education reporter Cory Turner looked into why students are still not coming back to school and what schools are trying to do about it.Meanwhile, some of the students not enrolled in public school have started being homeschooled during the pandemic. WBHM education reporter Kyra Miles spoke to Black families in Alabama who are choosing that option in increasing numbers.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
npr.orgSanford police release 911 calls after Seminole County school employee shot
SANFORD, Fla. — Police in Sanford are revealing more details of an altercation Thursday involving a Seminole County school employee that led to a shooting. WATCH: School employee shot at gas station could be ‘stand your ground’ case, Sanford police saySanford police said Maurice Holloway, a warehouse worker for Seminole County Public Schools, was shot several times in the abdomen after threatening a man that he knew inside of the gas station. Police said they received several 911 calls after the shooting. READ: 14-year-old boy accused of shooting man in leg during attempted drug dealThe man then shot Holloway with his own gun, which had a concealed carry license for, police said. Sanford police confirmed Friday that Holloway is still in critical condition at Central Florida Regional Hospital.
wftv.comSean 'Diddy' Combs' charter school to move to larger campus
LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ charter school will relocate to a larger campus in New York City. The music mogul announced Thursday that Capital Preparatory School will move to the Church of All Saints and School building in the city's Harlem neighborhood. The relocation will allow the school’s capacity to grow from 500 to 700 students from grades 6th through 12th beginning with the 2022-2023 school year. The Church of All Saints and School, which was constructed in 1883, was designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 2007. The parish and school were closed by the archdiocese of New York in 2015 before the church was deconsecrated two years later.
wftv.comLong Island school bus driver with children on board accused of DWI
DWI charge: School bus driver Mercedes Parada is accused of driving under the influence while children were in the vehicle. (Nassau County Police Department)HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A New York woman is accused of driving a school bus full of children while intoxicated, authorities said. Police did not identify the ages or grade levels of the children on the bus, the television station reported. According to an arrest affidavit, officers observed “multiple clues indicating the presence of alcohol” and later determined Parada was intoxicated, WNBC reported. Police said on Wednesday that their investigation was ongoing, the television station reported.
wftv.comWith school year underway, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rising for Illinois kids
Newly released federal and state data shows COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations climbing among Illinois children, along with outbreaks tied to schools, as the state tries to balance limiting the virus’s spread while keeping kids in class.
chicagotribune.comTexas school temporarily closes after two teachers die from COVID-19 in a week
A school in Texas closed for the rest of the week on Tuesday after two teachers died from COVID-19 within a week, the Waco Tribune-Herald reports. State of play: The campus at Connally Junior High School won't open until after Labor Day for deep sanitation, after sixth-grade social studies teacher Natalia Chansler died on Aug. 28, having notified the school three days earlier that she tested positive for COVID-19.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. S
news.yahoo.com‘It’s a great victory:’ Orange County School Board Chair, teacher’s union praises ruling on masks
Orange County Schools was the only school district in Central Florida to join 9 others, in enacting mask mandates despite the Governor's executive order banning school districts from doing so. However, after a Leon County judge ruled districts actually can enact masks mandates, Orange County School Board Chairwoman Teresa Jacobs felt relief.
Oregon to require vaccination proof to attend football games
EUGENE, Ore. — (AP) — Oregon became the first Power Five school to announce it will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for people over the age of 12 to attend its football games. The mandate goes into effect Monday and comes at the end of a week when state officials warned of rapidly filling hospitals as daily reported cases reached record numbers. Oregon is one of several Pac-12 schools that is requiring students and employees to be vaccinated or apply for an exemption. The Oregon football teams opens its season at 54,000-seat Autzen Stadium in Eugene on Sept. 4 against Fresno State. Oregon's decision comes about a week after Tulane in New Orleans became the first school that plays football at the NCAA"s highest subdivision to require proof of vaccine or negative test to attend sporting events.
wftv.comOregon to require proof vaccination to attend football games
EUGENE, Ore. — (AP) — Oregon became the first Power Five school to announce it will require those who want to attend sporting events to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. In its announcement Friday, the school said the decision was made with public health authorities and “peer institutions in the state.” The mandate goes into effect Monday. The Oregon football teams opens its season at 54,000-seat Autzen Stadium in Eugene on Sept. 4 against Fresno State. Earlier in the day, Hawaii became the first major college football school to say it would have no fans in attendance for its opening sports events of the season because of a recent COVID-19 surge. Hawaii’s first home football game is Sept. 5 against Portland State.
wftv.comIllinois board of ed to restore state recognition for suburban private school after it agrees to comply with mask mandate
The Illinois State Board of Education restored a suburban private school’s state recognition Friday, after school officials agreed to fully comply with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s school mask mandate when students arrive on campus this month.
chicagotribune.comCentral Florida school districts still struggling with bus driver shortage
With school starting for most Central Florida students on Tuesday, there are still bus driver positions unfilled. So much so in Orange County, district officials are asking parents to forego the busing system if they can provide their own transportation.
REWATCH: News 6 hosts back-to-school town hall to answer viewer questions ahead of upcoming semester
The new school year is just around the corner and while things may seem like they’re back to “normal” this year, it’s the transition back to a more normal school year that might have students, parents and teachers asking questions.
Teachers, students struggle with online classes in Chile
Marcela Garc�a teaches science classes sitting on three cushions placed on a chair in her dining room in Chile’s capital, while many of her students listen to her from their beds because they all lack sufficient space for the remote teaching brought on by the pandemic
washingtonpost.comTrudeau says Pope Francis should apologize on Canadian soil
From the 19th century until the 1970s, more than 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend state-funded Christian schools, most run by Roman Catholic missionary congregations, in a campaign to assimilate them into Canadian society. Indigenous leaders have called for Pope Francis to apologize — a demand echoed again Friday by Trudeau, who said the pope should visit Canada to do it. “I have spoken personally directly with His Holiness, Pope Francis, to impress upon him how important it is not just that he makes an apology but that he makes an apology to indigenous Canadians on Canadian soil” Trudeau said. Nearly three-quarters of the 130 residential schools were run by Catholic missionary congregations, with others operated by the United, Presbyterian and Anglican churches, which earlier apologized for their roles in the abuse. “Canadians across the country are waking up to something that quite frankly that Indigenous communities have long known,” Trudeau said.
wftv.comSchool's solar panel savings give every teacher up to $15,000 raises
School's solar panel savings give every teacher up to $15,000 raises Renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar are generating more power in the U.S. than coal. Ben Tracy visits a rural Arkansas school district using the sun's rays in an unusual way.
cbsnews.comSchool's solar panel savings give every teacher up to $15,000 raises
School's solar panel savings give every teacher up to $15,000 raises Renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar are generating more power in the U.S. than coal. Ben Tracy visits a rural Arkansas school district using the sun's rays in an unusual way.
cbsnews.comMore parish consolidations announced in south suburbs as footprint of Chicago-area Catholic Church shrinks
St. Ann Parish and School in Lansing, St. James Parish in Sauk Village and St. John Parish in Glenwood will be united to form one parish with two worship sites and one pastoral team, the archdiocese said in a news release. Mark Kalema will be pastor of the newly united parish, which will hold regular Mass only at St. Ann and St. James, with the schedule to be determined.
chicagotribune.comMore Catholic parishes forced to merge by Chicago Archdiocese, with further consolidation announcements expected this week
St. Benedict Parish and School in Blue Island, St. Walter Parish and School in Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood and St. Peter Claver Mission in Robbins will unite under a single name and pastoral staff in July, with regular public services held only at St. Benedict. St. Benedict and St. Walter schools will unite for the coming school year as one school, sharing a name, with two active campuses, the archdiocese said in a news release Tuesday night. The church at St. Walter will not hold regular Sunday Mass but can be used for school Masses, funerals and other individual events.
chicagotribune.comSchool disrupted and families without homes after deadly Texas storm
School disrupted and families without homes after deadly Texas storm A deadly Texas storm has taken a toll on teachers, parents and students, who were already having to navigate remote learning during the pandemic. Janet Shamlian reports.
cbsnews.comCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 1,477 new known COVID-19 cases and 7 more deaths reported as state passes 5 million tests and Chicago releases outdoor dining guidelines for fall and winter
“We’re not trying to get rid of remote learning, we’re not trying to force anyone to go into the school that can’t do that, we want our kids back in school,” she said. “There are districts all around us … where schools are offering full in-person education.”
chicagotribune.comOrange County tutor provides Spanish speaking support for parents struggling with distance learning
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. Orange County is now in its final days of distant learning--a process that has been challenging for some families. One Orange County tutor reinvented herself through social media after she was left without a job and realized there was a big need to help struggling parents in their native language. The educator had been a tutor for the Orange County Public Schools Read 2 Succeed program which helps first and second graders with reading comprehension skills. Juncal says she realized the difficulties distant learning brought along when she tried to help her two children. The mother of two says thats when she realized parents who dont speak or understand English well, are probably having a harder time.
'Hopes dashed': Chicago teachers strike to enter fourth school day
CHICAGO (Reuters) - School classes were called off for a fourth day in Chicago after the city and striking teachers in the third-largest U.S. school system failed to settle a contract dispute over issues such as class size and staffing. Since the strike began, teachers have picketed at many of the districts 500 schools and have held downtown rallies and marches. Several Democratic presidential hopefuls have voiced their support for Chicago teachers, including Elizabeth Warren who is expected to rally with teachers at a West Side elementary school on Tuesday morning. FILE PHOTO - Teachers picket near New Field Elementary School on the second day day of a teachers' strike in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 18, 2019. The strike comes seven years after Chicago teachers walked out for seven days over teacher evaluations and hiring practices.
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