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,” […]
Master Caleb Stewart, age 7, was recognized at the Leon County School Board (LCSB) meeting for his creation of a “mobile discovery library.” Caleb said the library “can pop up at a school, or a park, or anywhere and will deliver free books and other learning materials,” to help children access books and encourage reading. […]
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 […]
Listed below are notes from the September 8th Leon County School Board meeting. During the Leon County School Board meeting on Tuesday night, the Board approved the final estimated budget for Leon County Schools for the 2021-2022 school year. The report to the Board was to explain the closing of the budget from the last […]
During a special Leon County School Board (LCSB) meeting on Thursday, Board member Rosanne Wood initiated a discussion about vaccine incentives focused on Leon County School (LCS) employees and students. The proposed initiative would provide a monetary incentive for employees and students to get vaccinated. Board member Wood opened the discussion by stating, “since we […]
At a special meeting today, the Leon County School Board voted 5-0 to approve Superintendent Rocky Hanna’s request for $50,000 to hire outside counsel to challenge the State’s requirements that parents be given the ability to opt-out their children from mask mandates. On July 30, 2021, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order 21-175, which directed the […]
The decision by the Leon County School Board, in April 2021, to deny the application for the Red Hills Academy was overturned today by the Charter School Appeal Commission. The panel recommended the approval of the new charter school, stating there was no “substantial competent evidence” for the denial made by the Leon County School […]
Leon County Schools (LCS) Superintendent Rocky Hanna announced there will be a special board meeting held this Thursday, September 2, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. Hanna and the Board are set to discuss what legal options the district has moving forward regarding mandates, as well as the Florida Parent’s Bill of Rights. This meeting comes after […]
During the last Tuesday evening Leon County School Board meeting, on August 24, 2021, Board member Rosanne Wood proposed the adoption of incentives to encourage vaccine adoption for employees and students over 12 years-old. Wood also discussed the possibility of a vaccine mandate for Leon County school employees. After a lengthy discussion regarding the mask […]
Listed below are notes from the August 24th Leon County School Board meeting. _____ Connor McCord led the Leon County School Board in the Pledge of Allegiance. He has been selected to be the student representative of the Board. Connor is a senior at Lincoln High, he is first in his class, an AP scholar […]