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Florida schools roundup: Review ended, private schools, lead in water and more
Shootings review halted: Broward County school officials are suspending a retired FBI agent’s investigation into the actions of school employees during the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14. The reason given is to avoid duplication with the investigation by the state-appointed safety commission. “We recognize that the staff[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Trump visit, back-to-school tax holiday and more
Trump at Tampa school: President Trump holds a roundtable talk about career and technical education at Tampa Bay Tech later this afternoon, and some current and former students will demonstrate before the visit. “This is not an anti-Trump protest, but an event where people can gather to speak up about[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Dueling groups in suit, recruiting teachers and more
Dueling groups in suit: Two groups of Florida’s 1997-1998 Constitution Revision Commission have gotten approval to file supporting briefs for opposite positions on the question of what the commission meant when it put a constitutional amendment on the 1998 ballot requiring the state to provide a high-quality system of public schools.[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Hope Scholarship, Kavanaugh and more
Hope Scholarship delays: While the new state scholarship for bullied students technically begins when school resumes in August, funds for the Hope Scholarships won’t be available until after Oct. 1 and possibly not until later in November. The scholarships will be funded through voluntary donations of the $105 from the[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: School security, walkout, budgets and more
School security: The Duval County School Board approves a proposal to hire 103 armed safety assistants to guard elementary schools. The plan will cost the district about $4.18 million. WJXT. WJAX. The Pasco County School Board approves hiring armed guards to be stationed at the district’s 47 elementary schools. Superintendent Kurt Browning[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: School removing teachers, amendments and more
All teachers to be removed: Every teacher at a struggling Hernando County elementary school will be removed at the end of the school year, school officials said at a meeting Friday. Administrators decided to give Moton Elementary School a “fresh start” after it has received D grades from the state[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: ‘Safety specialists,’ budgets, testing and more
Security in schools: The Polk County School District and Sheriff Grady Judd are working on a plan to have an armed “safety specialist” in all county elementary schools this fall. The district is finalizing a job description, but the specialists will fall between a sworn school resource officer and an[Read More…]