Family Files Federal Lawsuit Against Leon County School Board over Gender Policy

Family Files Federal Lawsuit Against Leon County School Board over Gender Policy

On Monday, October 18, 2021, the Child & Parental Rights Campaign, Inc. filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Florida on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Littlejohn against the Leon County School Board (LCSB). The defendants also include Superintendent Rocky Hanna and Dr. Kathleen Rodgers. Tallahassee Reports has previously […]

Leon County Schools Documents $29 Million in COVID Expenditures

Leon County Schools Documents $29 Million in COVID Expenditures

The Leon County School Board recently approved the 2021-2023 Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act grants in the sum of $29 million. The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act authorized $81.88 billion in federal funds in support of education. This is in addition to the $30.75 billion provided last spring through the Coronavirus […]

Leon County School Board Meeting Briefs October 12, 2021

Leon County School Board Meeting Briefs October 12, 2021

During the Leon County School Board meeting on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, the Board heard from Chief John Hunkiar regarding the Safe School Assessment. In addition, he gave a brief update on some of the steps LCS takes to protect students on campus. He stated every school property is geo-fenced, there are security stations on […]

Montford Middle School Teachers Encouraged Not to Share Conversations on Gender Issues with Parents

Montford Middle School Teachers Encouraged Not to Share Conversations on Gender Issues with Parents

Emails show that the club sponsor of the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) club at Montford Middle School advised a teacher that they were not obligated to share information from students related to gender/sexuality issues with their parents. Stacy Thompson, the media specialist at Montford and GSA sponsor, was asked a question by a teacher after […]

Emails Show Outside Group Driving LGBTQ Policy at Montford Middle School

Emails Show Outside Group Driving LGBTQ Policy at Montford Middle School

Emails provided to Tallahassee Reports shows that Equality Florida – an advocacy group for LGBTQ issues – is influencing decisions by Montford Middle School officials related to a controversial campaign to identify classrooms as safe places for certain students. The emails show a debate among Montford school officials about a request to teachers by the […]

Hanna Discusses DeSantis, New Quarantine Rules, Optional Masks

Hanna Discusses DeSantis, New Quarantine Rules, Optional Masks

During a press conference on Monday, September 28, 2021, Leon County School Superintendent Rocky Hanna addressed a change in COVID protocols and commented on actions taken by Governor DeSantis. “I find it very disturbing that our governor has no intention of respecting the separation of power, which serves as the foundation of our democratic society,” […]

Leon School Officials Develop Gender Transition Plan Without Parent Approval

Leon School Officials Develop Gender Transition Plan Without Parent Approval

Tallahassee Reports has learned that officials at a Leon County middle school interviewed a student and developed a gender transition plan without notifying the student’s parents. The plan also included a strategy to hide the situation from the parents during school related communications. The parents of the student have asked not to be named in […]

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