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Melbourne High School to become 1st in Brevard district to test new metal detectors
Read full article: Melbourne High School to become 1st in Brevard district to test new metal detectorsMelbourne High School will be the first public school in Brevard County to test out new metal detectors for students.
Volusia sheriff asks parents, community to volunteer, be part of school safety solution
Read full article: Volusia sheriff asks parents, community to volunteer, be part of school safety solutionThe Volusia Sheriff is asking parents and residents to hit the crosswalks and get involved to keep students safe. It’s for a new School Traffic Safety volunteer program.
Orange County middle schools clinch certification needed to open by 1st day of classes
Read full article: Orange County middle schools clinch certification needed to open by 1st day of classesHoward Middle and Luminary Middle, two Orange County schools feared to be empty on the first day of classes amid construction delays, have clinched the necessary certification to welcome students back on time.
New Teacher Academy gives 1st time educators in Brevard County boot camp for upcoming school year
Read full article: New Teacher Academy gives 1st time educators in Brevard County boot camp for upcoming school yearBrevard Public Schools is getting ready for the school year by welcoming in hundreds to its New Teacher Academy.
Orange County Sheriff’s Office seeks school supplies in donation drive
Read full article: Orange County Sheriff’s Office seeks school supplies in donation driveThe start of the new school year is coming up quickly and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office is looking for school supplies for students in need.
Student arrested after gun found on Seminole High School campus
Read full article: Student arrested after gun found on Seminole High School campusA student was arrested during the summer session at Seminole High School after someone tipped off investigators that they had brought a weapon to campus, according to officials.
Volunteers prep thousands of bookbags for students in need in Orange, Osceola counties
Read full article: Volunteers prep thousands of bookbags for students in need in Orange, Osceola countiesA Gift For Teaching's The Great Big Backpack Build came back this summer stronger than ever with over 400 volunteers full of smiles and great energy!
Brevard deputies investigating deadly ‘accidental’ shooting in elementary school pickup line
Read full article: Brevard deputies investigating deadly ‘accidental’ shooting in elementary school pickup lineA gun went off inside a vehicle in the after-school pickup line at Challenger 7 Elementary on Friday, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.
How police are using cameras in school zones to catch speeders
Read full article: How police are using cameras in school zones to catch speedersAs more and more localities are using the technology, or talking about adding the technology, the Solutionaries team is working for you on if it’s really a solution to the speeding problem.
Orange County students get opportunity to earn money, learn a trade after high school
Read full article: Orange County students get opportunity to earn money, learn a trade after high schoolFor a lot of high school students, the next step involves college or the military, but for people looking for another path, a registered apprenticeship offers a cost-free way to earn money while learning a skilled trade.
‘Have we gotten close calls? Yes.:’ School mental health professionals tell the real story of how students are doing
Read full article: ‘Have we gotten close calls? Yes.:’ School mental health professionals tell the real story of how students are doingSt. Cloud High School school psychologist and social worker sit down with Trooper Steve to discuss the status of students' mental health
‘We want parents to feel safe:’ Osceola County Schools talks crisis interventions
Read full article: ‘We want parents to feel safe:’ Osceola County Schools talks crisis interventionsTrooper Steve sits down with a school board member and Student Services coordinator to discuss how the district supports students in times of crisis
Your Florida Daily: State lawmakers to consider changing recess, testing requirements for public schools
Read full article: Your Florida Daily: State lawmakers to consider changing recess, testing requirements for public schoolsLawmakers are considering relaxed requirements for testing, teaching certificates and recess.
‘This is going to be a very strange year:’ Florida politics’ impact on the classroom
Read full article: ‘This is going to be a very strange year:’ Florida politics’ impact on the classroomFrom book bans to changing classes and educational requirements, what children are learning in the classroom will be different this year.
Florida school districts grapple with AP course confusion
Read full article: Florida school districts grapple with AP course confusionSchool district leaders across the state are taking a patchwork of approaches to a college-credit psychology course, as many high-school students head back to class this week amid a dustup between Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and the College Board.
Florida Department of Education set to approve pronoun, bathroom policies
Read full article: Florida Department of Education set to approve pronoun, bathroom policiesNew rules will be put into place Wednesday during a meeting led by the Florida Department of Education. Among the agenda items are topics including student pronouns and bathroom choices.
🏫See where Florida ranks among states with highest SAT score
Read full article: 🏫See where Florida ranks among states with highest SAT scoreThe source of dread for nearly 2 million high schoolers every year, the SAT, or Scholastic Assessment Test, is an almost four-hour juggernaut designed to test a student's abilities in reading, math, and writing abilities.
This new approach to school suspensions is making a difference for students and teachers
Read full article: This new approach to school suspensions is making a difference for students and teachersIn one city, you don't serve your time at home. There's a center dedicated to teaching students coping skills during their suspension.
This school district is allowing students, staff to take mental health days
Read full article: This school district is allowing students, staff to take mental health daysTaking care of our mental health is just as important as our physical health, and letting students and staff take mental health days is paying off in one school system.
Florida mom ‘devastated’ she can’t volunteer at school because of OnlyFans account, lawsuit says
Read full article: Florida mom ‘devastated’ she can’t volunteer at school because of OnlyFans account, lawsuit saysVictoria 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.
Florida officials explain why African American Studies course violates state law
Read full article: Florida officials explain why African American Studies course violates state lawOn Friday, the Florida Department of Education released a statement that it was rejecting the coursework for a new advanced placement class still in its pilot phase.
Marion County school sparks controversy with permission slip for Black National Anthem
Read full article: Marion County school sparks controversy with permission slip for Black National AnthemControversy sparked in Marion County after one elementary school send out a permission slip to learn about the Black National Anthem ahead of an after-school performance.
Students from hurricane-damaged Riverdale Elementary resume classes at high school
Read full article: Students from hurricane-damaged Riverdale Elementary resume classes at high schoolRiverdale 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.
‘Off to a great start:’ Orange County schools welcomes new superintendent
Read full article: ‘Off to a great start:’ Orange County schools welcomes new superintendentOrange County's next superintendent greeted students at several campuses during her first back to school tour since being chosen as the district's next leader.
Families needing free school lunches can apply ahead of school year as pandemic waivers expire
Read full article: Families needing free school lunches can apply ahead of school year as pandemic waivers expireDue 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.
Florida fires back in race-related instruction fight
Read full article: Florida fires back in race-related instruction fightLawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody are fighting an attempt to block a state law and regulations that limit the way race-related issues can be taught in public schools and in workplace training.
Seminole School Board votes against proclamation supporting LGBTQ+ students
Read full article: Seminole School Board votes against proclamation supporting LGBTQ+ studentsThe Seminole County School Board has voted to cancel their plans for a proclamation supporting LGBTQ+ students and staff at Seminole County Public Schools
COUNTY BY COUNTY: What schools in your district are doing to keep students safe
Read full article: COUNTY BY COUNTY: What schools in your district are doing to keep students safeIn light of the tragic Texas elementary school shooting, News 6 asked Central Florida officials about the safety measures in effect to keep students, teachers and staff safe.
Middle school student hit by car on way to school, Orange County schools say
Read full article: Middle school student hit by car on way to school, Orange County schools sayA 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.
Cocoa Beach teacher accused of hitting student with autism in the face
Read full article: Cocoa Beach teacher accused of hitting student with autism in the faceA teacher at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School was arrested after she struck a child with autism in the face, according to Cocoa Beach police.
16-year-old found with loaded gun at Atlantic High School, Volusia deputies say
Read full article: 16-year-old found with loaded gun at Atlantic High School, Volusia deputies sayA social media post tipped off a school resource deputy to a student with a gun on the campus of Atlantic High School, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
Leesburg High School student arrested after gun found in backpack, police say
Read full article: Leesburg High School student arrested after gun found in backpack, police sayA Leesburg High School student was arrested Friday morning after a school resource officer found a gun in his backpack, according to Leesburg police.
Threat prompts lockdown at East Ridge Middle School in Lake County
Read full article: Threat prompts lockdown at East Ridge Middle School in Lake CountyEast Ridge Middle School in Clermont was on lockdown Thursday afternoon because someone called in a bomb threat, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Student arrested after threats made against Daytona Beach Catholic school
Read full article: Student arrested after threats made against Daytona Beach Catholic schoolAn 18-year-old student at Father Lopez Catholic School faces charges after making threats on social media to "shoot up" the school, according to police.
Florida law allows high school students to transfer schools for athletics
Read full article: Florida law allows high school students to transfer schools for athleticsCollege athletics is big business, so it's no surprise the allure of a potential college athletic scholarship has trickled down to the high school level.
‘By the grace of God:’ Embry-Riddle student arrested before he could commit mass shooting, police say
Read full article: ‘By the grace of God:’ Embry-Riddle student arrested before he could commit mass shooting, police sayDaytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said police were able to stop a potential mass shooting at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on Thursday.
3 killed, 6 hurt in Michigan school shooting; gunman ID’d as 15-year-old student, deputies say
Read full article: 3 killed, 6 hurt in Michigan school shooting; gunman ID’d as 15-year-old student, deputies sayAuthorities say a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students, including a 16-year-old boy who died in a deputy’s patrol car on the way to a hospital.
Free Lynx passes considered for Osceola students due to school bus driver shortage
Read full article: Free Lynx passes considered for Osceola students due to school bus driver shortageOsceola County and other Central Florida districts have been struggling to hire school bus drivers before classes started in August.
Some Indonesian students return to schools, at a distance
Read full article: Some Indonesian students return to schools, at a distanceSchool bells have rung in parts of Indonesia’s capital for the first time in more than a year as schools shut by the coronavirus were allowed to begin reopening as cases decline.
‘It’s a great victory:’ Orange County School Board Chair, teacher’s union praises ruling on masks
Read full article: ‘It’s a great victory:’ Orange County School Board Chair, teacher’s union praises ruling on masksOrange 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.
COVID-19 quarantines postpone Heritage-Palm Bay high school regular-season opener
Read full article: COVID-19 quarantines postpone Heritage-Palm Bay high school regular-season openerFriday's regular-season opener between Palm Bay and Heritage has been postponed due to COVID-19 quarantines involving several Panthers players.
COVID-19 quarantines threaten Brevard high school football schedule
Read full article: COVID-19 quarantines threaten Brevard high school football scheduleBayside High School is set to host its first football game of the season Thursday night, while two other Brevard County public schools are cancelling preseason games due to COVID-19 quarantines.
Osceola school district says readjustment to classrooms causing anxiety in some students
Read full article: Osceola school district says readjustment to classrooms causing anxiety in some studentsNow that many students have transitioned back into school buildings, leaders in the Osceola County school district warn parents they may need time to adjust.
Central Florida school districts still struggling with bus driver shortage
Read full article: Central Florida school districts still struggling with bus driver shortageWith 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.
Osceola school superintendent bracing for challenges ahead of new school year
Read full article: Osceola school superintendent bracing for challenges ahead of new school yearAs families prepare to send their kids back to school, Osceola County Schools Superintendent Dr. Debra Pace is trying to make the transition as smooth as possible.
REWATCH: News 6 hosts back-to-school town hall to answer viewer questions ahead of upcoming semester
Read full article: REWATCH: News 6 hosts back-to-school town hall to answer viewer questions ahead of upcoming semesterThe 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.
‘There was just simply no funding,’ Orange County school board chair wants return of LaunchEd
Read full article: ‘There was just simply no funding,’ Orange County school board chair wants return of LaunchEdrange County Public School's school board chair, Teresa Jacobs, said she wants to see the LaunchEd learning option this year.
Expert recommends parents talk to students heading to college about nutrition
Read full article: Expert recommends parents talk to students heading to college about nutritionParents should talk to their students about the benefits of establishing regular eating patterns, including not skipping meals.
Orange County Virtual School extends enrollment period ahead of new school year
Read full article: Orange County Virtual School extends enrollment period ahead of new school yearOrange County Public Schools announced Thursday it is extending the enrollment period into August for Orange County Virtual School.