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Jessie Thompson has relinquished her duties as Chair of the Volusia School Board, following controversial remarks which were taken as offensive to students at one of the county's high schools. …
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Chris Gollon
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1/8/25
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Kristin Bozeman, Principal of Matanzas High School in Palm Coast, has been named Flagler Schools Principal of the Year by the school district, a spokesperson announced on Friday. She was joined in …
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Chris Gollon
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12/16/24
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The Volusia School Board on Tuesday agreed to discuss appointing a new Chair at their next business meeting on January 14th. The move comes in the wake of current Chair Jessie Thompson's …
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Chris Gollon
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12/11/24
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Deltona Mayor Santiago Avila Jr. has publicly called for the removal of Jessie Thompson as Chair of the Volusia School Board following comments Thompson made about students at Deltona High School. …
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Chris Gollon
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12/10/24
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The 11-year-old boy tied to a series of highly disruptive threats placed against multiple schools in Flagler County has been sentenced to a mental health treatment and counseling program. Judge …
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Chris Gollon
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11/15/24
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A 16-year-old girl was arrested by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office on Friday after she was accused of making a threat to shoot up Flagler Palm Coast High School, where she attends. The FCSO …
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Chris Gollon
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11/11/24
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Derek Barrs to a vacant seat on the Flagler School Board two months after he lost his campaign for a full term in office. Barrs replaces Sally Hunt, who resigned to …
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Chris Gollon
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10/31/24
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Flagler School Board members Colleen Conklin and Cheryl Massaro participated in their final business meetings on Monday, with two brand new members waiting in the wings to take their seats. Conklin's …
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Chris Gollon
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10/15/24
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The Florida Department of Education is pushing some districts in the state to narrow the scope of what’s being taught in sexual education classes. Among the topics the state is discouraging are …
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Chris Gollon
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9/24/24
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Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood, in a pivot from his highly-publicized naming and shaming of juvenile suspects in school threat crimes, decided this weekend not to name one suspect on the grounds that …
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Chris Gollon
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9/23/24
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After months of hinting at it, Flagler School Board member Sally Hunt tendered her resignation to the school district on Friday. A spokesman for the district confirmed her resignation Friday …
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Chris Gollon
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9/20/24
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The Volusia Sheriff's Office has arrested and identified two more juveniles suspected of making a school shooting threat against Taylor Middle-High School in Pierson. The arrests continue a trend …
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Chris Gollon
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9/19/24
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The Flagler School Board on Wednesday approved adding mandatory EKGs to the health screenings required for students to compete in high school sports. The decision came after speculation that the …
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Chris Gollon
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9/19/24
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A thirteen-year-old girl was arrested in connection to a shooting threat against Palm Coast's Buddy Taylor Middle School, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office announced Monday. It's the latest in a …
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Chris Gollon
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9/17/24
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Two students, ages 13 and 14, were arrested overnight between Thursday and Friday for threats allegedly posted to social media referencing a would-be school shooting. Both students attend Heritage …
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Chris Gollon
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9/13/24
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Two juveniles ages 10 and 11 have been arrested in connection to threats placed against different schools in Volusia County on Tuesday. The Daytona Beach Police Department announced the arrests in a …
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Chris Gollon
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9/11/24
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Both of the Flagler School Board's two open seats were decided in Tuesday's primary elections, with Lauren Ramirez and Janie Ruddy coming out on top. Ramirez won the District 5 contest over Vincent …
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Chris Gollon
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8/26/24
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Both of the two races on the ballot Tuesday for the Volusia School Board will be headed to runoff elections on the November ballot. Each race drew three candidates, with the top two advancing.
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Chris Gollon
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8/23/24
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41-year-old Port Orange resident Terrance Gattling was arrested on Thursday for allegedly threatening Campbell Middle School and then subsequently showing up to the Daytona Beach campus. Gattling, a …
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Chris Gollon
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8/16/24
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Former special needs student Brendan Depa was sentenced to five years in prison plus fifteen years probation on Tuesday, as a result of his attack on paraprofessional Joan Naydich at Matanzas High …
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Chris Gollon
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8/7/24
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