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Groundbreaking ceremony held for Highlands Elementary School
Read full article: Groundbreaking ceremony held for Highlands Elementary SchoolThe new school marks the third elementary school — out of 28 new public schools being constructed in Duval County — to be built under the taxpayer-funded master facility plan.
DCPS leaders break ground on new, improved Southside Estates Elementary School
Read full article: DCPS leaders break ground on new, improved Southside Estates Elementary SchoolDuval County Public School leaders plan to break ground Wednesday on a 94,000-square-foot rebuild of Southside Estates Elementary School, which will see the consolidation of students at the school’s current campus and Windy Hill Elementary, when it opens in August 2024.
New committee forming to allow parent, stakeholder participation in DCPS curriculum review
Read full article: New committee forming to allow parent, stakeholder participation in DCPS curriculum reviewDuval County Public Schools is in the market for “parents and community members” who want a hand in reviewing instructional materials used in the county’s classrooms.
Parents react to empty classroom, library shelves as DCPS continues book review
Read full article: Parents react to empty classroom, library shelves as DCPS continues book reviewParents have been surprised to find their schools’ bookshelves empty during the review process as districts across the state perform a mass review of all classroom libraries and media centers.
DCPS errs ‘on the side of caution’ in clearing schools of content condemned by DeSantis administration
Read full article: DCPS errs ‘on the side of caution’ in clearing schools of content condemned by DeSantis administrationDuval County Public Schools is performing a mass review of all classroom libraries and media centers throughout the district after the Florida Department of Education handed down directives parallel to new state law.
State fire marshal investigating ‘suspicious’ fire at abandoned school on Jacksonville’s Eastside
Read full article: State fire marshal investigating ‘suspicious’ fire at abandoned school on Jacksonville’s EastsideThe cause of a fire Sunday morning at an abandoned school on the city’s Eastside is considered suspicious, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.
New York to impose new shutdowns in coronavirus hot spots
Read full article: New York to impose new shutdowns in coronavirus hot spotsAndrew Cuomo said Monday he's ordering schools in certain New York City neighborhoods closed within a day in an attempt to halt a flare-up of the coronavirus. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday, saying the severity of shutdowns would vary by proximity to the hot spots. In orange zones, schools also will be remote-only, and nonessential enterprises considered high risk — such as gyms and personal-care businesses — will be closed. In yellow zones, businesses and schools can stay open, with mandatory weekly testing of a yet-to-be-determined percentage of students and teachers. In New York City, about 11,600 people have tested positive since Sept. 1, compared with less than 7,400 in August.
In NYC and LA, returning pupils face battery of virus tests
Read full article: In NYC and LA, returning pupils face battery of virus testsThe city's plans to send kids back into classrooms rely on an ambitious plan to do random virus testing of pupils and staff throughout the school year. The New York and Los Angeles systems are respectively the nation's largest and 2nd-largest school districts. New York City elementary school students began returning to school buildings Tuesday after starting the year remote. Middle and high school students started going back Thursday. Boston Public Schools will offer random virus testing to 5% of teachers weekly, under an agreement with the teachers union.
Stay away from Public School Number Four, preservation group warns
Read full article: Stay away from Public School Number Four, preservation group warnsSome say it's haunted and some tell ghost stories about the children who attended classes at Annie Lytle Elementary School. The janitor never killed kids," said Paul Bremer, with the Annie Lytle Preservation Group. The Annie Lytle Preservation Group has put up signs, letting you know the thing you need fear is a trip to jail, not ghosts. The Annie Lytle Preservation Group is warning trespassers that the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has ramped up security ahead of Halloween. In the past, the old school building has been defaced, set on fire, broken into and littered with trash from trespassers.