Leon County Elementary School Teacher Voices Gender Identity Views, Supports Discussions with Students

Leon County Elementary School Teacher Voices  Gender Identity Views, Supports Discussions with Students

Brandy Vance, a Leon County school teacher at J. Michael Conley Elementary School at Southwood, is not happy about the Parental Rights in Education bill and she recently took to Facebook to voice her concerns. The Parental Rights in Education bill, which was recently signed into law, contains a provision that “prohibits a school district […]

Initial Draft of LGBTQ Guide Released by LCS

Initial Draft of LGBTQ Guide Released by LCS

Leon County Schools has released the initial draft of a revised LGBTQ Inclusive School Guide (Guide) which will be reviewed by a committee of stakeholders beginning in May. After the review, the Guide will be presented to the Leon County School Board. There are notable differences from previous publications dedicated to this issue. The initial […]

Montford Middle School Principal to Facilitate Student Protest Over Parental Rights Bill

Montford Middle School Principal to Facilitate Student Protest Over Parental Rights Bill

Tallahassee Reports has learned that the principal of Montford Middle School, Lewis Blessing, will facilitate a planned student protest this Friday related to the Parental Rights in Education bill that was recently signed into law by Governor DeSantis. The bill requires school officials to notify parents when counseling students on sensitive issues and limits instruction […]

School Choice Programs Costs LCS $11.5 Million

School Choice Programs Costs LCS $11.5 Million

The general fund budget for Leon County Schools is being hit with an unanticipated $11.5 million decrease. According to an item approved by Leon County School Board members on Tuesday, the decrease is the result of adjustments related to the Family Empowerment and McKay Scholarship school choice programs. Last year the impact was significantly less […]

Leon County School Board Meeting Notes March 22, 2022

Leon County School Board Meeting Notes March 22, 2022

During the March 22 Leon County School Board meeting, the Board heard an update from Sheriff Walt McNeil regarding the Council on the Status of Men and Boys. The Sheriff requested the LCSB consider contributing $70,000 to upstart the council._____Superintendent Rocky Hanna addressed the Board to recommend funding the efforts by Leon County Sheriff’s Office. […]

Leon County School Board Approves Construction Items

Leon County School Board Approves Construction Items

At the March 8th Leon County School Board meeting, the Board approved changes to several Allstate Construction, Inc. contracts related to Rickards High School projects due to savings. The first change was in the amount of $103,089 for a new contract total of $7,271,675 for the phase IV project. The second change was for $118,460, […]

Leon County School Board Meeting Notes March 9, 2022

Leon County School Board Meeting Notes March 9, 2022

Superintendent Rocky Hanna recognized the Leon High School Principal Michael Bryan, Student Government Sponsor Josh Stewart, and the Leon High School Student Government, who raised roughly $45,000 for the TMH Cancer Center._____Superintendent Rocky Hanna recognized the Leon High Dance Marathon Committee, which just completed a fundraising drive that ended with a dance marathon. The fundraiser […]

School Board Members Question Changes By Hanna Related to Homelessness, Foster Care

School Board Members Question Changes By Hanna Related to Homelessness, Foster Care

During the Leon County School Board agenda review on Monday, March 7, Superintendent Rocky Hanna informed board members that he decided to streamline operations by consolidating services provided by the Intervention Services Department. Services related to children experiencing homelessness and foster care will now be handled by the departments for School Choice and the Office […]

Leon County School Funds Paid for Employees to Attend Equality Florida Conference

Leon County School Funds Paid for Employees to Attend Equality Florida Conference

Expense records indicate that school district funds were used to pay for Leon County School District employees to attend the “All Together Now” (ATN) conference sponsored by Equality Florida. Equality Florida is a left-wing progressive group that advocates for LGBTQ issues and was recently in the news for attacking Governor Ron DeSantis via television advertisements. The group is registered […]

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