Below are the news briefs that took place during the Leon County Schools Business Meeting on September 7th, 2023. The Board voted unanimously to approve the millage rate for Fiscal Year July 1st 2023, through June 30th 2024. The total proposed millage rate is 5.464, which includes 3.216 for Local Required Effort, 0.748 for Discretionary […]
Below are the news briefs that took place during the Leon County Schools Agenda/Workshop meeting on September 6th, 2023. LCS staff gave the Board a presentation on budget updates and explained the millage rate would be set at 5.464 which is .004 less than the previous year, although a true rollback millage rate would have […]
At the most recent School Board meeting, Leon County Schools (LCS) Superintendent Rocky Hanna proposed to re-open track & field facilities to the public on Saturday and Sunday mornings, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. The proposal comes just weeks after adopting a policy that would limit use of the facilities to the public. Mr. […]
Below are the news briefs for the Leon County School Board meeting that took place August 22, 2023. Chief of Safety and Security Jimmy Williams, gave a presentation on the updated protocol and security updates that will be implemented at Gene Cox Stadium, as a result of the fight outbreak during a recent football game. […]
On August 21, the Leon County School Board addressed several issues during their monthly agenda review meeting. Board Member Marcus Nicolas asked what consequences there might be when a teacher fails to report child abuse. Staff noted that the expectation is for all school personnel to report abuse to DCF, as teachers go through DCF […]
The investigative report related to the removal of Angie Strickland as the head volleyball coach at Leon High School was released by Leon County Schools (LCS) on Tuesday. According to the report, on two separate occasions involving two different players, Strickland violated LCS policy related to ethical conduct when she referenced the player’s deceased father […]
In accordance with recently passed legislation (HB 1069 – 2023), Leon County School Board has approved a process for those parents that would like to limit their child’s access to media center and classroom libraries. Only parents that want to limit their child’s access through, Parent/guardian Permission, will need to complete the FOCUS form. LCS […]
Below are the news briefs for the Leon County School Board meeting that took place August 8, 2023. After parents and students voiced concerns over the recent removal of the Leon High School volleyball coach, Superintendent Hanna said the decision was his and it was one of the toughest decisions he has had to make. […]
According to various sources, after a formal complaint by a parent and a brief investigation by Leon County Schools (LCS), Angie Strickland has been removed as the head coach of the Leon High School volleyball team. Per LCS policy, the details related to the complaint will not be released for 10 days. However, TR has […]
In a special meeting on July 24th, the Leon County School Board voted 5-0 to keep the “I am Billie Jean King” book in three elementary school media centers. The vote came after a hearing process which was prompted by a complaint about passage in the book which referenced Billie Jean King’s gay life style, […]