Leon County Schools

Howard was ultimately chosen as the winner of the Glenn-Howell Distinguished Educator of the Year Award.

The CHP Champions Program helps encourage kids in the Big Bend to get active.

A 17-year-old student has been arrested following a Wednesday fight at Lincoln High School with an adult hall monitor.

Jackie Pons and Al Cooksey won their partisan primaries and will face off in November.

Meal prices for students and adults will increase.

Sail High School, Sable Palm Elementary and Lively Tech are closed Monday. All other Leon County schools are open. But during an online update Sunday evening, Superintendent Rocky Hanna said no transportation will be provided.

Daisy Bush from the Woodville K-8 school has been named Leon’s Teacher of the Year.

Former Leon High School volleyball coach Angela Strickland was removed from that position due to ethics violations. That’s from a report issued by the Leon County School District.

Florida students are heading back to school in the upcoming days and while they may be excited, their teachers, principals and other administrators…not as much. That’s because this year, much more than in years past, the people charged with taking care of those kids are under a microscope—and it’s taking a personal, and professional toll on public education.

The course contains instruction on gender identity, sexual orientation, bias and racial discrimination—issues that at least two state laws plus a board of education rule have limited or all out banned.