LCS Meeting Briefs June 29, 2021
Listed below are notes from the June 29th Leon County School Board meeting. During the Tuesday evening Leon County School Board meeting…
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Striplin Walks Out of School Board Meeting
UPDATE 7:56 School Board meeting is adjourned. UPDATE 7:53 DeeDee Rasmussen to the rescue…sort of. Rasmussen, due to a potential conflict, will…
Rosanne Wood Proposes Mask Policy for 2021-22 School Year
During the Leon County School’s agenda review meeting on Monday, Board member Rosanne Wood submitted a proposal for COVID-19 policies for the…
Washington Post Reporter Politicizes Florida Condo Collapse
Washington Post reporter Hannah Dreier posted a series of tweets over the weekend pushing a politicized perspective on the Surfside, Fl. condo…
Judge Weighs Constitutionality of Social Media Law
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge on Monday appeared skeptical about a new Florida law…
LCS Announces Teacher Assignments for Gilchrist Elementary
At the June 29th meeting, the Leon County School Board will consider the approval of Superintendent Hanna’s Instructional Personnel recommendations for 2021-2022…
Tallahassee Police Department Celebrates Multiple Promotions
On June 21st, 2021, the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) celebrated multiple promotions within the department as well as the addition of the…
Leon County Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.5%
The latest jobs report shows that there were 148,970 people working in Leon County in May, which is 23 more than last…
Florida Officers Going to Border Next Week
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — More than 50 state law-enforcement officers will depart Monday for Texas and…
Third Grade 2021 Reading Scores Released by FDOE
On Tuesday, June 22nd, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) announced the initial English Language Arts (ELA) results of the Grade 3…
The CSC Settles on Tax Rate, Creates Needs Assessment Committee
At a meeting on Tuesday June 22nd in the Leon County Commission Chambers, the Leon County Children’s Services Council (CSC) unanimously voted…
DeSantis Signs Bill on Civics, ‘Intellectual Freedom’
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying he wants Florida to be the “number-one state for civic literacy,”…