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Marion County School Board members are calling on the community for input after a proposal from the sheriff’s office to take over school security.

Each year, Central Florida school districts host a Teach-In Day and News 6 staff play a big role.

A Sumter County high school teacher was arrested Wednesday after inappropriately touching at least one student, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

A 12-year-old girl was arrested in Flagler County Wednesday after deputies said she sent a threat via Snapchat to conduct a mass shooting a day prior.

An Orlando City Commissioner's unusual idea to put "safety coaches" in one troubled school to combat violence is now happening.

Lake County voters will soon get to decide on whether to keep a school safety tax in place.

Flagler County residents approved the continuation of a half-cent school tax referendum which aims to help fund school improvement projects within the district.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested Thursday after showing what deputies said appeared to be a gun in a Snapchat video, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

The Orlando Science Center Preschool has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Following a meeting earlier this week, Seminole County School Board Chairwoman Amy Pennock has filed to pull certain books from district schools for review.

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

Sumter County is just one of the school districts across the U.S. receiving funding for low-emission, electric buses as part of the federal government’s EPA Clean School Bus Program initiative.

Flagler County residents voting in the November election will be determining whether to approve the continuation of a half-cent school tax referendum which aims to help fund school improvement projects within the district.

A federal judge has refused to block school districts from carrying out a new state law that restricts instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in classrooms, rejecting arguments by parents, students and a non-profit organization.

The School Board of Education approved nearly a dozen new rules and amendments during their meeting Wednesday morning.

Lake County voters will soon get to decide on whether to keep a school safety tax in place.

Education issues such as parental rights, school boards and teachers unions have become a key battleground in the race between Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Democratic challenger, Charlie Crist.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded $200 million Monday to schools across the state that demonstrated student growth and teaching excellence in the 2021-22 school year.

Following a regularly scheduled test, Volusia County school officials announced Tuesday that lead levels in the drinking water of Sugar Mill Elementary School were "higher than normal."

Central Florida districts are working to determine when students will make up school days missed due to Hurricane Ian.

Police released bodycam video Monday of a fight last week between a 15-year-old student and a school resource officer at St. Cloud High School moments before the boy was arrested.

A woman and her teenage son and a 14-year-old girl are also among the victims of the petrol station blast.

A man carrying a large ax attempted to gain entry Friday afternoon to Ruth N. Upson Elementary School, according to the Duval County school superintendent, and the DCPS police chief said that person then left the campus and was later shot by a DCPS officer after refusing commands to drop his weapon.

A 15-year-old student was arrested Thursday after attacking a resource officer at St. Cloud High School who was trying to break up a fight between two boys, according to the Osceola County school district.

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.

Amanda Otero wanted these Belle Terre Elem. teachers to be recognized with the News 6 getting Results Award

School leaders in Volusia County want to put more safety measures in place throughout the district, including metal detectors for high school events.

In the midst of Global Peace Week in Orange County, officials installed a new student art exhibit in the administration center’s atrium gallery.

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

In the last year, there have been more than 2,500 instances of books being pulled from shelves in schools across the U.S. as conservative groups coordinate efforts to target books for numerous reasons, typically related to race or gender themes.

One person was injured in a shooting near Apopka High School, prompting a lockdown on the campus, police said.

Anne Moon of Moon Golf purchased more than 250 golf bags with individual school logos for every public school in Brevard County.

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

A 15-year-old student at Winter Park High School was arrested Wednesday morning after police said he brought a handgun on the ninth grade campus.

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 children's psychologist told News 6 that recent shooting scares in Central Florida may have a negative impact on youth's mental health.

Plaintiffs challenging a Florida law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools are asking a judge to reverse an order stalling their ability to gather information in the case, arguing that the law is being used throughout the state to “censor any positive or supportive reference to LGBT people.”

New York is poised to strengthen its oversight of private and religious schools following years of complaints that thousands of children are graduating from ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools lacking basic academic skills, including the ability to read English. A Board of Regents committee unanimously approved guidelines Monday to make sure instruction at the state's private and religious schools is equivalent to that of its public schools. Defenders of the schools say parents have the right to send their children to programs consistent with their beliefs and traditions. “We are trying to obviously adhere to the law but also create some flexibility around that as well,” state Education Commissioner Betty Rosa said. Public school districts would be required to complete initial reviews of nonpublic schools within their boundaries by the end of the 2024-25 school year.

The Seminole County Public Schools Transportation Services team worked through the bugs in their new transportation app, and because of that, were nominated for this week’s News 6 Getting Results Award.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested Thursday after he brought an unloaded handgun onto a Lake County school bus, according to the sheriff's office.

Both the current and outgoing superintendents with the Orange County Public Schools district sat down with Florida Department of Education officials over concerns from a grand jury that the district may have underreported incidents of criminal activity to the state.

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.

Following a heated discussion about book review guidelines, the Osceola County School Board pulled book approval items from its Tuesday evening agenda.

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.

Despite months of job fairs and incentives, Randy Wheeler with Osceola County Schools Transportation Services said there are currently 23 bus routes that still do not have drivers.

Alton Edmond is the founder of Edmond Law, LLC. He says he chose to open his own business because “I wanted to have the control over my own destiny.”

The Seminole County School District held a hiring event Saturday hoping to find dozens of qualified teachers, bus drivers and paraprofessionals.

Seminole County leaders are moving forward with plans to revitalize the former Rosenwald School after the property was left abandoned and vacant for years.

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Today there are at least 14,000 officers in American schools.

Our Solutionaries team tracks down solutions to one of the scariest, most terrifying problems plaguing parents—school safety.

Experts say the protracted school closures have worsened the country's education crisis.

An opossum was found in a girl's bathroom at Indialantic Elementary School, prompting a school resource deputy to take action, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.

Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. on Wednesday gave his staff the go-ahead to "pull" LGBTQ support documents at all school districts, after a State Board of Education member asserted that some could violate a controversial new law.

Travis McMichael, the white man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing the 25-year-old Black man in a Georgia neighborhood, has been sentenced to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime. McMichael had already been sentenced to life without parole earlier this year for the 2020 murder.

Orange County set to open 5 new schools this summerORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County Public Schools is preparing to open five new schools in August. Photos: Orange County set to open 5 new schools this summerExpand Autoplay Image 1 of 5 Orange County set to open 5 new schools this summerStudents in the city of Apopka will be absorbed by Kelly Park School. Officials said the schools add nearly 5,000 seats of capacity to the Orange County school district. WATCH: Florida schools turning to military vets to fill teaching vacancies“The projects represent a $156.2 million investment in students by taxpayers, developers and property owners, creating about 1,155 jobs,” said a spokesperson for Orange County Public Schools. “The economic impact of the projects in Orange County is about $176.9 million.

Maine attorney general says both Christian schools that prevailed in Supreme Court case have discriminatory policies, preventing their participation in the tuition program.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Maine can't exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education, a decision that could ease religious organizations' access to taxpayer money. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for a conservative majority that the Maine program violates the Constitution's protections for religious freedoms. Until now, Maine’s exclusion of religious schools has been upheld, Frey said during the appearance on Maine Public. Parents who challenged the program argued that the exclusion of religious schools violates their religious rights under the Constitution. Most of the justices attended religious schools, and several send or have sent their children to them.

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for a conservative majority that the Maine program violates the Constitution's protections for religious freedoms. Once they do, however, they can’t cut out religious schools, he wrote, echoing his opinion in a similar case from two years ago. Until now, Maine’s exclusion of religious schools has been upheld, Frey said during the appearance on Maine Public. Parents who challenged the program argued that the exclusion of religious schools violates their religious rights under the Constitution. Most of the justices attended religious schools, and several send or have sent their children to them.

Part of the M20 is turned into a lorry park as motorists face tailbacks around Dover.

Hundreds of Liverpool parents could appeal after their children failed to get into their chosen schools.

Catholic Schools FILE - Students enter the first new Catholic school built in Baltimore in roughly 60 years on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, named after Mother Mary Lange, who started a Catholic school for Black children in 1828 _ the first U.S. Catholic school for African-American youth. Enrollment in Roman Catholic schools in the United States rose 3.8% from the previous academic year, rebounding from a sharp drop caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Catholic education officials reported Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/David McFadden) (David McFadden)Enrollment in Catholic schools in the United States rose 3.8% from the previous academic year, rebounding from a sharp drop caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Catholic education officials reported Monday. This year, Catholic elementary schools had a 5.8% increase in enrollment; secondary schools had a slight drop of 0.4%. “Enrollment of the youngest learners in Catholic schools was a driver of the overall Catholic elementary school increase.

Chicago Public Schools officials unveiled the new signs at the school formerly named for racist scientist Louis Agassiz.

Schools in Nepal are demanding the government open up physical classes that were shut down for weeks as the number of COVID-19 cases began to decline

For the second day in a row, several historically Black colleges and universities in the U.S. received bomb threats and were forced to cancel classes or tell students to shelter in place. CBS News chief Justice and Homeland Security correspondent Jeff Pegues reports from Washington. Then A. Zachary Faison, Jr., the president and CEO of Edward Waters University, one of the schools that received a threat, joins CBS News' Jericka Duncan and Tanya Rivero to discuss the situation.

Burkina Faso is the latest country to experience a coup in a region where democracy had seemed entrenched.

Thirty teenagers were stabbed to death in London last year. What can be done to save lives in 2022?

KAMPALA, Uganda — (AP) — Uganda's schools reopened to students on Monday, ending the world's longest school disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Uganda's schools have been fully or partially shut for more than 83 weeks, the world's longest disruption, according to figures from the U.N. cultural agency. The protracted school lockdown proved controversial in a country where measures aimed at stemming the spread of the virus were ignored by many. Welcoming the reopening of Uganda's schools, Save the Children warned that “lost learning may lead to high dropout rates in the coming weeks without urgent action," including what it described as catch-up clubs. They said their support was key for Uganda's school system to remain open.

The reopening caused traffic congestion in some areas of the capital, Kampala, and students can be seen carrying their mattresses in the streets, a back-to-boarding school phenomenon not witnessed here for nearly two years. Uganda’s schools have been fully or partially shut for more than 83 weeks, the world's longest disruption, according to figures from the U.N. cultural agency.

Government admits uncertainty over whether face coverings will truly cut Covid spread.

Pupils across the UK are heading back to class amid fears of staff shortages and remote learning.

The move aims to address concerns about schools remaining open for face-to-face learning this coming term.

Pediatric COVID-19 admissions have been on the rise recently in New York City, health officials say.

Chicago's top doctor said in-school transmission remains in line with community rates.

The handwriting on the wall came during a nearly two hour argument involving a challenge brought by two Maine families to the state's unusual way of providing public education.

Supreme Court Religious Schools Light from the morning sun illuminates the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a challenge from parents in Maine who want to use a state tuition program to send their children to religious schools. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON — (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to rule that religious schools can't be excluded from a Maine program that offers tuition aid for private education. The case is the latest test of religious freedoms for a Supreme Court that has favored faith-based discrimination claims. The Supreme Court could use this case to resolve the extent to which religious schools may use public funding for explicitly religious activities, such as worship services and religious education courses.

“How do you understand the situation you are in if you don’t understand where it began?” asks Alice M. Greenwald, president of the National September 11 Memorial Museum.

Politically motivated attacks on classroom instruction can be blunted by inviting families to participate more in curriculum decisions.

The Chancellor pledged to return schools funding to 2010 levels with an extra £4.7bn investment.

Massachusetts National Guard members are helping kids get to school.

Massachusetts National Guard members are helping kids get to school.

Head teachers have warned of fake consent letters for Covid vaccines being circulated in schools.

Logistics have slowed the rollout of COVID-19 SHIELD Illinois testing in schools

Schools in Colorado have been forced to change menus due to a lack of food items.

Districts are worried the Delta variant will spread easily in schools.

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said that reopened schools struggling with large-scale Covid outbreaks generally aren't following federal guidelines.

On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley join Major Garrett.

EUGENE, Ore. — (AP) — Oregon and Oregon State became the first Power Five schools to announce they will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for people over the age of 12 to attend football games. 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 team opens its season at 54,000-seat Autzen Stadium in Eugene on Sept. 4 against Fresno State. Oregon State begins its home schedule at Reser Stadium on Sept. 11 against Hawaii. Tulane's decision followed a mandate set by city officials that also impacts the NFL's Saints, but schools officials said they were moving toward instituting the policy on their own.

Case numbers are 30 times higher than at the same point last year - where might we be heading next?

The health secretary warns that the pandemic "is not over" ahead of Monday's significant milestone.

Several schools will remove one school resource officer but keep one — a new option this year.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated guidance Friday on in-person learning this fall.

Montana is one of only four states without a medical school, and two groups with different financial models hope to remedy that. One plans a for-profit school, but critics say students may suffer.

Schools are helping students stay connected. But officials say more work needs to be done.

Brevard County schools vote to make face masks voluntary at end of year At a special meeting in Viera Friday, the school board voted to change its mask policy with one catch: It will not take effect until the end of this school year. Fla. — For months, the Brevard County School board has heard from parents opposing masks in schools. At a special meeting in Viera Friday, the school board voted to change its mask policy with one catch: It will not take effect until the end of this school year. READ: Fauci: COVID-19 booster shot will likely be needed within year of being vaccinatedThe CDC suggests schools continue masking up until the summer. The last day for Brevard County schools is June 3.

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The Scottish Qualifications Authority tells schools they must investigate malpractice and penalise candidates.

More than 200 volunteers — clad in can’t-miss-us fluorescent yellow T-shirts and cloth masks — gathered Saturday morning in Englewood.

CTU is prepared to escalate its action to win concessions over high school reopening, the union's president said.

Similarly sized schools with more than 67% opting in would default to the two-day model. Schools with more than 1,000 students and fewer than 67% opting in could use the two- or four- day model, depending on space limitations. If more than 67% of students at large schools opted in, they could use the two-day model if space permitted but would have to use the one-day model if space was limited.