Florida mom describes terror after son left at wrong bus stop on 2nd day of school
Read full article: Florida mom describes terror after son left at wrong bus stop on 2nd day of schoolThe School District of Osceola County has opened an investigation after a 9-year-old boy with special needs stepped off a school bus at the wrong stop on his second day of classes.
4.5% of Osceola County students face housing insecurity. How the school district tries to help
Read full article: 4.5% of Osceola County students face housing insecurity. How the school district tries to helpAmong the 73,558 students in Osceola County schools, there is a segment of studentsโ3,314, at last countโwho struggle with more than projects, peer pressure, testing, and tardiness. These students face all those things in addition to some form of homelessness.
What a new high school means for a growing Osceola County school district
Read full article: What a new high school means for a growing Osceola County school districtWith a population boom happening in St. Cloud, the Osceola County School District is looking forward to a new high school that will serve thousands of students
Orange County Public Schools discuss renewed security measures after recent threats
Read full article: Orange County Public Schools discuss renewed security measures after recent threatsFollowing a series of incidents involving firearms and threats at local schools, Orange County School District leaders are reevaluating safety protocols, including the potential reinstatement of metal detectors.
Osceola schools ends public library program over state law concerns
Read full article: Osceola schools ends public library program over state law concernsOsceola Countyโs school district is getting rid of a program that automatically gave students public library access because of concerns about state law and the parental choice movement.
Judge: School district can bar student from wearing Mexican and American flag sash at graduation
Read full article: Judge: School district can bar student from wearing Mexican and American flag sash at graduationA federal judge has ruled that a Colorado school district can bar a high school student from wearing a Mexican and American flag sash at her graduation after the student sued.
Brevard County voters OK school, environment taxes, charter amendments
Read full article: Brevard County voters OK school, environment taxes, charter amendmentsBrevard County will increase property taxes to help pay teachers, continue another property tax to maintain environmentally endangered land, and see major changes to the countyโs charter after voters approved a raft of issues and amendments Tuesday.
Family of bullied Utah girl who died by suicide files claim
Read full article: Family of bullied Utah girl who died by suicide files claimAttorneys representing the family of a Black fifth grader in Utah who died by suicide alerted a northern Utah school district on Wednesday they plan to file a lawsuit seeking damages for their inadequate response to bullying.
Volusia County school district to increase its school employeesโ wages
Read full article: Volusia County school district to increase its school employeesโ wagesVolusia County School District will increase its wages for school employees to for the 2022-23 school year, according to a press release.
โI canโt stand this filth:โ Osceola school library books under review, parents demand removal
Read full article: โI canโt stand this filth:โ Osceola school library books under review, parents demand removalOutraged parents came up one by one Tuesday addressing the Osceola County School board.
โWe are trying everything:โ Osceola schools holds job fair as it continues to see bus driver shortage
Read full article: โWe are trying everything:โ Osceola schools holds job fair as it continues to see bus driver shortageThereโs currently a shortage of about 30 bus drivers, which means some students have experienced delays getting to and from school, according to the district.
โDire need:โ Osceola County school district looks to fill 36 bus driver positions
Read full article: โDire need:โ Osceola County school district looks to fill 36 bus driver positionsSchool districts across Central Florida have struggled with a bus driver shortage and the School District of Osceola County is looking to fill positions once again.
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School bus drivers needed in Osceola County, across Central Florida
Read full article: School bus drivers needed in Osceola County, across Central FloridaThe School District of Osceola County held a job fair on Tuesday. Transportation services is looking to hire 40 school bus drivers for the new school year.
Violent threat causes lockdown at Tohopekaliga High School
Read full article: Violent threat causes lockdown at Tohopekaliga High SchoolKISSIMMEE, Fla. โ A threat of violence caused a lockdown Wednesday morning at Tohopekaliga High School, according to the School District of Osceola County. The Osceola County Sheriffโs Office said the threat was unfounded and the code red lockdown was lifted. The district said students and staff were never in danger. โOut of an abundance of caution, the school will remain on a Code Yellow lockdown for the remainder of the school day, which will limit access to campus,โ the district wrote in a tweet. Video from News 6 helicopter Sky 6 showed deputy cruisers blocking an entrance to the school and what appeared to be parents lined up outside the school building.
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School closures due to COVID-19 โshould be off the table,โ Gov. Ron DeSantis says
Read full article: School closures due to COVID-19 โshould be off the table,โ Gov. Ron DeSantis saysRon DeSantis believes closing schools due to a coronavirus outbreak does more damage to students' wellbeing than good. The governor made the statements Tuesday during a news conference regarding campuses and the virus at a Jacksonville private school. With Broward and Miami-Dade school district back open to in-person learning now, all Florida school districts are open to students. The governor repeated multiple times during the event that student โphysical, mental and social wellbeingโ is best supported through in-person learning. Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran and DeSantis have been saying for months that the respiratory illness poses โno riskโ to school children.
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South Florida reports rising COVID-19 infections in schools as state reports 3,662 new cases
Read full article: South Florida reports rising COVID-19 infections in schools as state reports 3,662 new casesShe said parents received robocalls from the school informing them of positive cases on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The dashboard listed 9 staff and 11 students who have tested positive since Oct. 9. The two South Florida school districts were the last in the state to let students choose to return to classrooms. HospitalizationsThe state reported 227 new hospitalizations on Tuesday, meaning the state has seen a total of 47,352 patients admitted into a hospital since March in relation to COVID-19. Currently, there are 2,072 people with the virus hospitalized in Florida, according to the state Agency for Health Care Administration.
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All Florida schools to take additional week off after spring break amid coronavirus concerns
Read full article: All Florida schools to take additional week off after spring break amid coronavirus concernsORLANDO, Fla. โ Spring break has been extended by an extra week for all Florida students due to concerns about the coronavirus. [RELATED: 5 things you need to know about COVID-19 | Orlando Airport to see significant drop in passengers beginning Monday, officials say]Many school districts had already taken steps to cancel all extracurricular activities but up until now, all Central Florida school districts had planned to resume operations as usual after the spring break vacation. Iโm not faulting the school districts, this is unprecedented and they donโt have a manual to go by," Smith said. โWe are working with the USDA on authority to provide schools with flexible options to make school meals available. Most of all, we are standing with Floridaโs schools and families to ensure no child goes hungry while schools are out.โTo enroll, call 1-844-488-8395.