In a letter sent to families on Tuesday, School Board Chair Matt Susin said the district was made aware of a proposed student-led walkout that was promoted at three high schools.

The Brevard Public Schools Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to close Cape View Elementary School, the only public school in Cape Canaveral, following years of declining enrollment.

The Florida Board of Education will determine whether a Brevard County teacher who lost her job over her use of a student’s preferred name will be able to keep her teaching certificate.

The Brevard County School teacher at the center of a fierce debate over parental and students’ rights attended a school board meeting for the first time Tuesday night.

The trial for a Brevard County teacher accused of being at a house party with teenagers is set to begin soon with jury selection.

Election Day is on Nov. 5, and this year, incumbent Matt Susin will take on challenger Ava Taylor for the District 4 seat of the Brevard County School Board.

Election Day is on Nov. 5, and this year, incumbent Matt Susin will take on challenger Ava Taylor for the District 4 seat of the Brevard County School Board.

Eight candidates will take seats on county school boards across Central Florida after winning their races outright. However, voters will get to choose candidates in five runoff races after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote.

One of Central Florida’s fastest-growing communities finally has its first middle school. Brevard Public Schools cut the ribbon Tuesday on the new Viera Middle School which broke ground last year.

Max Madl may be the youngest person to run for office on the Space Coast in at least 15 years.

The mother of the victim of a hazing incident at Viera High School has filed paperwork to run against Brevard Public Schools board member Matt Susin in November's election.

A photo showing a Melbourne High School student with a racial slur on their T-shirt circulated on social media early Wednesday afternoon, drawing concerns from community members and the district alike.

A presentation Tuesday on Brevard County student discipline reported 13,000 more total referrals following last year’s policy discussions.

In a district where addressing student discipline has been a top priority for its school board, Brevard Public Schools is now taking a look at some new school safety recommendations.

Football practice was allowed to resume at Viera High School as an investigation into a widely publicized hazing incident is ongoing, but Friday night’s game has ben canceled.

Starting with Sheriff Wayne Ivey’s livestream last year at the Brevard County jail and followed by months of divisive debate, the chair of Brevard County’s school board believes the district is benefiting from its tough conversations on student discipline.

A raise for bus drivers in Brevard County has some other school district employees feeling left out.

During the Brevard Public Schools’ school board meeting on Tuesday, members brought up concerns about “furry dress attire” that had been reported in district schools.

Dr. Mark Rendell is elected as the new Brevard County school superintendent.

The Brevard County School Board met on Thursday for the first time after an unexpected ousting of the district’s interim superintendent.

A Brevard County school board member is revealing more about what was behind a unanimous vote to place the district’s interim superintendent on administrative leave.

The Brevard County School Board voted unanimously during its Tuesday night meeting to place the district’s interim superintendent on administrative leave.

District leaders with Brevard Public School broke ground Wednesday on a long-awaited middle school in Viera.

The Brevard County School Board held a work session Tuesday to discuss further changes that should be addressed in the district’s disciplinary policy.

Brevard Public Schools leaders welcomed students back from winter break as disciplinary changes began across the district.

Brevard County school leaders are promising a new crackdown on cell phones in the classroom as the district continues to work on a new disciplinary policy.

Brevard County school board members are set to discuss discipline crackdown policies during a meeting.

Now, school board members are meeting Thursday to modify the district’s policy, Susin said, and hopefully, stop teachers from quitting.

Days after the Brevard County School Board ousted the superintendent, plans are underway for a new school disciplinary policy in Brevard Public Schools.

The Brevard County School Board voted Tuesday in favor of a new contract with the Brevard Federation of Teachers, though the union’s president warned board members that an agreement wouldn’t be possible next year without raises.

Officials at Brevard County schools are still ordering students to wear face coverings, now the Florida Department of Education is prepared to penalize the district.

A Brevard County School board member used Parrish Medical COVID-19 hospitalization data to misrepresent the true situation, the hospital system's CEO says.

The Brevard County School Board voted 3-2 to institute a 30-day mask policy at an emergency meeting Monday morning.

For the first time in 2021, a Brevard County high school football game has been cancelled due to a COVID-19 quarantine, this time involving Satellite High students.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – In 1946, the civil rights activism of Brevard County educators Harry and Harriette Moore took their jobs. “The Brevard County Public School Board publicly acknowledges the unjust act of refusing to renew Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore’s teaching contracts by the serving School Board of 1946, and will forever recognize the Moores for their outstanding service and significant contributions ... to the Brevard County School District, State of Florida and the nation,” the resolution read. “There truly is no better way to celebrate Black History Month than with the signing of this proclamation recognizing these local civil rights heroes,” said teachers union President Anthony Colucci. He founded the Brevard County NAACP in 1934 and spent the next 15 years starting or aiding nascent chapters in towns across the state. In 1937, in consultation with the legendary civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall, he filed a lawsuit against the Brevard School Board for equal pay for Black teachers, the first of its kind in the Deep South.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The Brevard County School Board on Tuesday rejected a policy allowing it to rein in future changes to school mascots, over the objections of board member Matt Susin. High School is slated for a final vote on a controversial proposal to retire its longtime “Indian” mascot and nickname, according to Florida Today. “By putting it into policy, it’s solid and it has to take board action,” Susin said, calling administrative procedures a “netherworld.”“We, as School Board members, it’s our responsibility to govern,” he said. “I have a hard time with that, as a mascot is a community (and) school unifier, and that’s what we want from a mascot,” McDougall said. Susin asked to temporarily halt the Edgewood mascot change in September while the board considered formulating a policy, arguing it had the authority to intervene in the process.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The Brevard County school board will discuss a proposal to create a policy on how district schools can change the name of mascots. The next meeting discussing the mascot change is Thursday night. The school board reported that a new survey of students suggests most of them don’t want to change the mascot. At a school board meeting Tuesday night, Susin addressed board members. School board Chair Misty Belford and school board member Jennifer Jenkins raised their concerns about making a mascot policy.

Flagler County School Board District 5Maria Pinto BarbosaBarbosa is the current District 5 school board member for Flagler County. Lake County School Board District 2Dr. Kristi BurnsBurns, of Leesburg, is the current school board member for District 2. That plan involves need assessments for schools, transparency within the school board, working with teachers and improving the relationship between the school board and local law enforcement agencies. Orange County Board District 6Karen Castor DentelDentel is running for re-election hoping to build upon her accomplishments on the Orange County School Board. Volusia County School Board District 2Anita BurnetteBurnette is a Mainland High School graduate and UCF alumna and said she was asked by educators to run for school board.

VIERA, Fla. Thirteen days before Brevard County students start school, Brevard Public Schools continues its conversation about masks. In a district workshop Tuesday morning, school board member Matt Susin responded to what he said were those who do not plan to wear masks in schools. Were making this policy so that we can stay in school.Public schools in Brevard County reopened Monday for teachers. The school board is asking more students to get a ride to school if they can. The school board is scheduled to formally adopt requiring masks for most students and staff with a vote at its meeting Tuesday night.