DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Duval County Public Schools leaders met Tuesday afternoon to discuss a multimillion-dollar proposal to purchase and install weapons detectors in all district high schools.

In Duval County, staff at Mandarin High School held special drills this summer. The same drills were also held at Crown Point Elementary. They focused on how to reunite parents and children if there is a disaster, like an armed attacker.

The Duval County school district is reminding parents to apply for a free laptop or hot spot for their child if they need it.

A local community group spoke out Friday in front of the Duval County School Board asking the community to support raising property taxes for teacher raises.

The union representing Duval County teachers has reached a tentative agreement with the school district to raise starting teacher pay.

Educators and other community leaders gathered Tuesday evening for a discussion on the proposed tax increase for schools in Duval County.

As of last week, Duval County Public Schools said it needed as many as 50 new bus drivers. One of its contractors, Student Transportation of America, said it is still looking to hire around 100.

News4JAX sat down one-on-one with Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene to ask about this year’s unique challenges, including staffing and politics.

Low pay for veteran teachers and more than 500 teacher vacancies in Duval County Public Schools are just some reasons why a community group is now pushing for Jacksonville to vote “yes” to increase property taxes.

Three weeks from Tuesday votes will be counted to decide who will fill two Duval County School Board seats.

In a message to district staff Wednesday, Duval County Public Schools Dr. Superintendent Diana Greene announced that class sizes in grades K-8 will increase by one or two students across the district.

Tanya Hardaker is challenging incumbent board member Charlotte Joyce in Duval County School Board’s District 2, which represents most of southwest Duval County, including Riverside, Avondale and Argyle Forest. As this is a nonpartisan office, all voters in the district will see this race on the August ballot.

Now is the perfect time for parents to ask questions about their child’s safety while playing in the heat.

With the start of the 2022-23 school year a month away, Duval County Public Schools sent out some back-to-school reminders.

Every Duval County school is getting safety and security upgrades as part of the district’s 15-year facility plan.

New rules for Duval County students who want to lend their voice to a cause during the upcoming school year.

The Duval County School Board on Monday night voted 7-0 in favor of a policy requiring employees to notify the parents of a student if there’s a change in that student’s support services.

When children head back to school in August, their safety is top priority.

The Northeast Florida Safety Council will hold an active shooter and threat management class Wednesday following several recent mass shootings around the country.

Summer BreakSpot is available for those age 18 and younger.

How Duval County Public Schools is utilizing the Parental Rights in Education law, dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” by its critics, is causing a stir.

The Duval County School board on Tuesday night will discuss adopting a new type of teaching certificate, as the district continues to grapple with a crippling shortage of classroom educators.

As a result of what happened in Texas, Duval County schools wasted no time in making security modifications to protect our children, hiring Armoured One. The head of DCPS police joined The Morning Show on Thursday to discuss the coming security improvements.

The city of Jacksonville and Duval County school district on Wednesday announced a new plan to keep children safe in the classroom.

The tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, has parents, teachers and students concerned about safety on campus. That was clear Friday at a public school in Duval County.

United Way of Northeast Florida, the Kids Hope Alliance and Duval County Public Schools announced Thursday a $5.5 million dollar grant for access to free mental health resources for Duval County students.

In the wake of a shooting at a Texas elementary school that killed more than a dozen children, at least two Northeast Florida school districts will be increasing security measures on their campuses as the school year comes to a close.

The cafeteria at Duval County’s Cedar Hills Elementary School was shut down as maintenance staff and exterminators work to solve a rodent infestation at the campus.

A 37-page document, which describes itself as “a critical tool at a critical time,” is now under intense scrutiny within Duval County Public Schools.

Dozens of coaches and student-athletes from 17 Gateway Conference schools were honored Monday night at the Florida Theater.

The mother of a student at Jacksonville’s Mandarin Middle School announced she will sue Duval County Public Schools, MMS’s principal, and its dean over a series of alleged incidents of racial discrimination and retaliation.

Bottled water will be available for students and staff of Fletcher High School for at least the next three days due to a boil water advisory, according to a message from the school.

Nearly 300 people filled out a blue notecard in the Duval County Public Schools administrative building Tuesday, adding their names to the list of speakers that would address the school board directly at the meeting that night.

Voters in Duval County will decide on August 23, whether the district will raise the county’s property taxes by one millage rate as a means of funding teacher pay increases and improvement of Duval County Public Schools’ arts and athletic programs.

The cafeteria at Duval County’s Cedar Hills Elementary School was shut down as maintenance staff and exterminators work to solve a rodent infestation at the campus.

The Jacksonville City Council Rules Committee on Tuesday voted 4-3 in favor of moving along a measure that would allow voters to decide on a property tax increase, which Duval County Public Schools said would be used to help increase teacher pay and improve arts and athletic programs for students.

Duval County Public Schools has received 16 bids for the riverfront building that’s currently the district’s headquarters.

A firearm was discovered in the parking lot of Andrew Jackson High School on Thursday, and the school was placed on lockdown while police investigated, according to a statement from a Duval County Public Schools spokesperson.

Duval County Public Schools will be offering families in need to opportunity to apply for free laptops and hot spots, the school district announced Tuesday.

Duval County Public Schools is looking for teachers and support personnel. The district is hosting a job fair for candidates Saturday, April 2. The sessions break down like this:

School districts are trying to bring an end to the TikTok “Orbeez Challenge.”

Greg Burton, the chief of the Duval County School Police Department, issued a message to parents of students in light of recent social media trends and challenges.

Duval County Public Schools leaders are reminding and teaching parents to secure their guns. It is part of an effort to avoid accidental shootings.

For more than a year, Pinellas County school district officials have heard complaints that their student dress code unfairly targets girls.

The committee overseeing Duval County’s half-cent sales tax for school improvement said in its first annual report it’s already ahead of schedule for how much revenue has been collected.

Five teams of Culinary Arts students at Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) will convene at Frank H. Peterson Academies of Technology for a live, in-person cook off to crown a team of “Champions.” Each of the five finalist teams prepared and cooked a recipe that was served at THE PLAYERS in its VIP hospitality experience called THE PLAYERS Club, one of the most exclusive and sought-after hospitality experiences in sport and entertainment, featuring hand-crafted food and beverage offerings from renowned chefs across the country and the world. A pair of students from Frank H. Peterson claimed the title. Rance met them in their kitchen to find out more.

A proposal to raise Duval County property taxes to bolster teacher pay has cleared its first hurdle.

Applications will close Monday for Duval County families who want to change where their child goes for the upcoming school year.

As Duval County Public Schools continues to grapple with a crippling teacher shortage and retention problem, superintendent Diana Greene recommended that the school board consider hiking property taxes by one mill in order to boost salaries, fill the record number of vacant staffing positions and bolster the district’s arts and athletic programs.

The Duval County School Board on Tuesday discussed the possibility of asking voters for a one-mill increase in property taxes to help increase teacher pay and improve arts and athletic programs for students, according to the school district.