BHS student used grandma’s account for bomb threats
Sep 17, 2021
The 17-year-old Buchholz High School (BHS) student arrested on Monday in connection with two of four recent bomb threats used his grandmother’s phone account to make […]
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BHS student used grandma’s account for bomb threats
The 17-year-old Buchholz High School (BHS) student arrested on Monday in connection with two of four recent bomb threats used his grandmother’s phone account to make […]
41 students named National Merit semifinalists
Sep 16, 2021
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation released its list of semifinalists in the prestigious 2022 National Merit Scholarship program and it includes 41 Alachua County Public School […]
HS students named College Board Scholars
Sep 15, 2021
Twenty-eight Alachua County Public School high school students have been named College Board National Scholars for their outstanding performance on high level exams and their classwork. […]
DeSantis proposes FSA elimination
Sep 14, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday a legislative proposal to eliminate the Common Core based, end-of-the year Florida Statewide Assessment (FSA) testing. In FSA’s place, a […]
Eastside students win advocacy awards
Sep 14, 2021
Thirteen students from Eastside High School have earned cash prizes for their efforts in tackling critical social issues and now plan to donate their awards to […]
Update: Buchholz student arrested for bomb threats
Sep 13, 2021
A 17-year-old Buchholz High School (BHS) student was arrested on Monday in connection with four recent bomb threats and on drug charges. Alachua County Sheriff’s Office […]
DeSantis visits UF to tout top 5 ranking
Sep 13, 2021
For the first time in UF’s history, the school broke into an elite category—one of the nation’s top five public universities. At a Monday morning event […]
Appeals court reinstates school mask mandate ban
Sep 10, 2021
The First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee reinstated a ban on school mask mandates Friday, continuing a legal seesaw that began two weeks ago and […]
UF, Santa Fe decline BOCC request for mask mandate
Sep 10, 2021
Update (3:45 p.m.): Both UF President Kent Fuchs and Santa Fe College President Paul Broadie responded to BOCC Chair Ken Cornell on Friday saying they have no […]
State files emergency appeal to reinstate mask ban
Sep 9, 2021
The Florida school district mask mandate war continues as lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday filed an emergency appeal to stop the vacated stay a […]
Judge vacates stay, allows school mask mandates
Sep 8, 2021
Judge John C. Cooper of Florida’s 2nd Judicial Circuit Court in Leon County has granted a motion to vacate stay allowing school board mask mandates to […]
Paulson pushes SBAC to cooperate with state
Sep 7, 2021
School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) member Dr. Gunnar Paulson said it was a mistake for the district to ignore a request from the state commissioner […]
Update: Buchholz cleared after fourth bomb threat
Sep 7, 2021
Update: Alachua County Public Schools reported Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. that Buchholz has been cleared by law enforcement and nothing suspicious was found. Alachua County Public Schools […]
SBAC files court challenge to FDOH emergency rule
Sep 4, 2021
The School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) has teamed up with school boards from Broward and Orange counties to overturn a Florida Department of Health (FDOH) […]
Judge: State cannot garnish school board wages
Sep 2, 2021
Update (9:25 a.m. Sept. 3): Following release of the written decision, the state immediately filed an appeal Thursday evening, triggering an automatic stay to prevent the […]
Buchholz receives third bomb threat
Sep 2, 2021
After operations resumed Thursday morning, a third bomb threat in three weeks–and second in 24 hours–was reported at Buchholz High School. In an emailed statement, Alachua […]
State to garnish more salaries after court order
Sep 1, 2021
This week the Alachua and Broward County school boards became the first in the state to have wages garnished for implementing mask mandates, but they likely […]
Local sixth grader raises funds for Uganda
Aug 31, 2021
The work of a local student is changing the lives of families more than 7,000 miles away. Craig “Tre’” Smith, a sixth-grader at Oak View Middle […]
FDOE garnishes school board wages
Aug 31, 2021
The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) commissioner announced late Monday that the state has withheld funds from Alachua and Broward County school board members, defying last […]
Education Department targets mask mandate bans
Aug 30, 2021
All children have a right to a free public education, but some students with chronic illness cannot attend school during the COVID-19 pandemic unless their classmates […]
Fourth school week starts with 1,667 in quarantine
Aug 30, 2021
More than 1,600 Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) students and staff are in quarantine as week four of the 2021-22 school year begins. As of 5 […]
Judge blocks DeSantis ban on mask mandates
Aug 27, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his authority when he sought to block school districts from implementing student mask mandates, according to a Friday court ruling. Judge […]
Judge poised to issue ruling in school mask case
Aug 26, 2021
Lawyers challenging and defending Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on school mask mandates rested their cases on Thursday, ahead of an expected ruling Friday morning. Judge […]
SBAC swears in new member, talks litigation
Aug 26, 2021
Mildred Russell marked her first vote on the School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) by dissenting against the other four members in the adoption of a […]