Leon County School Superintendent Rocky Hanna has responded to the Florida Department of Education (DOE)’s complaint in a letter he posted on Facebook. Recently, the DOE had given the Superintendent four options for potential discipline over his alleged “politically charged statements”. The four options are: a formal hearing with the Division of Administrative Hearings, an […]
Dr. Aaron J. Guyer, an orthopedic surgeon at TOC specializing in foot and ankle surgery, recently appeared on the Greg Tish Show on Real Talk 93.3. Dr. Guyer explained that ankle replacement surgery is rare, especially when compared to other joint replacement surgeries such as hip and knee replacements. He noted that ankle replacement surgery […]
On May 9th, the Leon County Commission reviewed a report from the Mount Olive Affordable Housing and Community Development Corporation that detailed a proposal to house a police officer in Frenchtown. Mt. Olive proposed that the County purchase a single-family home located in Frenchtown and sell the home to a law enforcement officer to mitigate […]
On May 8th, the Children’s Services Council (CSC) Executive Committee discussed a proposed travel policy among other issues. The CSC attorney updated the board on the revised travel policy, and explained that CSC staff may stay at hotels suggested by the event; however, if the lodging rate exceeds the amount authorized by the policy, it […]
On May 8th, the Leon County School Board held their bi-weekly agenda review meeting. Board Member Marcus Nickolas asked for clarification on if “threat and intimidation” falls underneath the No Tolerance Policy, and if so what kind of behavior would warrant an expulsion. Staff explained that a threat, attempt to cause harm or the use […]
On May 1st, the Children’s Services Council (CSC) Finance and Budget Committee held a meeting and reviewed their updated 2022/2023 Fiscal Year Budget. Committee Member Paul Mitchell stated, “We wanted to clean up our budget so that it doesn’t look like we are two thousand percent over the allocation that the Council approved for office […]
On April 20th, the Leon County Children’s Services Council voted to approve funding for 17 programs, projected to cost over $1.7 million in taxpayer dollars for 2023 summer programs. See the list below. In total, CSC Leon received 42 applications from 40 entities requesting funding in excess of $5 million across the two service lines. […]
On April 11th, Leon County Commissioner Brian Welch did an interview on The Steve Stewart Show on Real Talk 93.3. Welch was asked to address a number of current issues facing Leon County, provided below are his responses. Northeast Park: Welch said that he’s excited for the future of the park and that construction should […]
At their April 10th meeting, the CSC Leon Executive Committee discussed their existing purchasing policy and establishing a new travel policy. According to staff, the travel policy will be used to authorize and obtain reimbursement of travel expenses for employees of the CSC Leon. The traveler must choose the most economical method of travel for […]
At the April 10th Leon County Schools (LCS) Agenda Review/Workshop meeting, board members discussed several policies including expulsion waivers. Board member Marcus Nicolas asked if there was a policy requiring staff members to attend de-escalation training. He noted his question stemmed from having read an expulsion waiver about a recent disciplinary incident. He stated, “someone […]