School Video on Black Lives Matter Causes Controversy
Third-party educational website BrainPOP, which is used in Leon County Schools, has come under fire recently for their release of a video…
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LCS Elementary Principal Sends Text “Using Offensive Language and Racial Slur” to Colleagues
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Jasmine Smith, the principal of Oak Ridge Elementary School, sent an inappropriate text message during a elementary…
Final 20/21 Budget for Leon County Schools Includes $3 Million Local Tax Increase
The Leon County School Board will hold their final public hearing for the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget this week. Local residents will…
Ahead of Leon County School Reopening, COVID Positivity Rate Trending Down
Just over two weeks before the scheduled opening of K-12 schools, the COVID positivity rate in Leon County – measured as a…
Tallahassee Classical School Opening for the First Time This Fall
After overcoming a number of hurdles, Tallahassee Classical School is preparing to open its doors for its inaugural class this fall. The…
LCS Moves Start Date to August 31, Chromebooks Delayed
At Tuesday’s Leon County School Board meeting, the Board approved the Leon County Schools 2020-2021 Reopening Plan and voted to push back…
Superintendent Rocky Hanna Plans to Recommend Delaying First Day of School to August 24
At today’s Re-open Leon Schools task force meeting, Superintendent Rocky Hanna announced that he plans to recommend to the School Board to…
LCS Survey Shows Majority of Principals & Teachers Do Not Feel Safe Reopening
Leon County Schools (LCS), as a part of the reopening schools process, sent out a survey to teachers and principals asking in…
Florida DOE Files Complaint, Sets Hearing Date for LCS Principal David Solz
The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) – through Richard Corcoran, the Commissioner of Education – has filed an administrative complaint against Leon…
Leon Teachers Union Responds to Schools Reopening Plans
After Leon County Schools (LCS) reopening letter had been shared through the LCS website and other media outlets, the Leon County Teachers…
Leon County School Board Discusses Reopening Task Force Recommendations
At a reopening workshop today, the Leon County School Board reviewed recommendations from the Re-Open Leon Schools Task Force for the upcoming…
Superintendent Rocky Hanna Addresses Reopening Questions at Business Meeting
Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna addressed questions about reopening Leon County Schools in a presentation to the Network of Entrepreneurs and…