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Marion County school board members are discussing which schools need help the most as they look ahead to the November election where voters could help fund those projects.
Some school leaders are advocating for the state of Florida to foot the bill.
Some school leaders are advocating for the state of Florida to foot the bill.
News 6 investigated and found 80% of Marion County's school maintenance requests do not get fixed because the district does not have the $840 million to do it.
Controversy 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.
Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods invited News 6 to meet the newest member of the SRO team. Covered in hair, only two years old, a four-legged pup named Albi is MCSO’s first firearms detection K9.
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The State of Florida currently has billions of dollars earmarked to help local school districts through the pandemic that has not been dispersed, according to records obtained by News 6.
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Just like many other school districts in Central Florida, Marion County Schools is having a difficult time hiring bus drivers.
