DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Duval County Public Schools said it is expecting widespread afternoon delays on Friday due to an abnormally high number of driver absences.

A 13-year-old Westside Middle School student is facing charges after a loaded gun was found in his backpack on Tuesday.

Westside Middle School will have increased security Wednesday after a loaded gun was found in a student's backpack on Tuesday.

Multiple school districts in Northeast Florida counties announced that they are closing this week due to the expected impact of Tropical Storm Idalia.

The latest updates on Hurricane Idalia preparations for Duval County.

Multiple school districts in Northeast Florida counties announced that they are closing this week due to the expected impact of Tropical Storm Idalia.

As the first high school football game of the season kicked off Friday, Duval County Public Schools is reminding fans and spectators of certain rules to ensure everyone’s safety in the wake of last week’s gunfire at First Coast High School.

Duval County Public Schools teachers are now receiving supplemental pay to boost their salaries, funded by a one-mill property tax increase that voters approved in 2022.

The Duval County School Board is asking community members to take part in shaping the future of the school district by sharing their opinions in an eight-question survey that’s now available online.

Duval County Public Schools said Tuesday it can offer AP Psychology credit to students this year after all.

Many students in Duval County will notice some big changes at their schools Monday with new resources in place to keep students safe.

Duval County schools send a message to parents on Sunday about bus delays for the first day of school on Monday.

News4Jax digs deeper into school threats, which ones had the most, and the age of the students involved.

Duval County Public Schools is looking at shifting start times for elementary, middle and high school students starting in 2026.

We’re less than two weeks away from the first day of school in Duval County when more than 130,000 students will head back to class at public and charter schools.

The Duval County public school district has installed a new security system in every school that allows teachers and staff to immediately notify everyone if a school threat occurs on campus.

SunBelt Rentals collected thousands of school supplies from June 1 through July 14 and made a big drop-off Thursday morning to Duval County Public Schools.

Guests came together Friday to witness the reveal of the Dr. Diana Greene Children’s Reading Place at the Jacksonville Public Library Main Campus.

Duval County Public Schools released a video on its social media accounts Monday of Highlands Elementary School being demolished. A new school will open in 2024 thanks to the half-penny sales tax.

Duval County Public Schools ranked below the state average in English language arts and math for the 2022-2023 school year, according to newly released results from the Florida Department of Education.

At a workshop Tuesday, the Duval County school board was presented with options for moving the district's administrative building.

Former Clay County Superintendent Addison Davis on Wednesday resigned from his position as superintendent of Hillsborough County Public Schools.

This fall, Duval County public schools will roll out a new literacy program for children in kindergarten through second grade called UFLI Foundations. It focuses on phonics, which is the process of learning how to sound out words.

Duval County Public Schools announced each student will get a new smart card next school year. They will have upgraded technology similar to what is used in hotel keys.

If you’ve driven near Wolfson High School in the San Jose area of Jacksonville lately you can’t miss the massive amount of home and apartment development going on.

Jeffrey Clayton was arrested in March after more than 20 years with the school, setting off a firestorm of accusations that inappropriate behavior at the school has been covered up for years.

Emails obtained by News4JAX provide new details about the firing of a substitute teacher working at Mandarin Middle School.

In its policy handbook, the hiring of a superintendent is described as “the most important and fundamental responsibility of the Duval County School Board.”

Duval County Public Schools nearly lost another top administrator on Tuesday.

Duval County Public Schools superintendent Dr. Diana Greene’s departure, which was approved by the school board on Tuesday, comes after more than a month of scrutiny following the arrest of a high school music teacher and the subsequent reassignment of three other teachers during the investigation.

Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene will step down and retire at the end of the school year, a divided school board agreed Tuesday.

The Duval County School Board could soon adopt official rules for how a school or facility is named or renamed and a new transgender bathroom policy.

The Duval County Public School’s special meeting was abruptly canceled Friday, leaving some former Douglas Anderson School of the Arts students disappointed that they didn’t have a chance to discuss their ideas as the investigation into longtime music teacher Jeffrey Clayton, who is now charged with lewd behavior involving a student, continues.

Duval County Public Schools announced Wednesday the reassignment of Reginald Johnson, who had served as the district’s supervisor of professional standards.

The principal of the school alerted parents Tuesday that Corey Thayer had been reassigned based on information received during its ongoing investigation. Thayer is chair of the cinematic arts department.

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In a Wednesday letter to Duval County Public Schools (DCPS), the vice chancellor of the Florida Department of Education’s Office of Safe Schools (OSS) alleged that DCPS failed to report instances of sexual harassment cited in the termination notice for former Douglas Anderson School of the Arts music teacher Jeffrey Clayton.

Leaders at Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) are ramping up efforts to keep students and staff safe with the installation of new high-tech detectors designed to flag guns, knives, and bombs.

An error within Duval County Public Schools’ Office of School Choice on Tuesday caused the results of the annual lottery process to be published and delivered to families across the district before a final audit of the results was completed.

A Duval County Public Schools bus driver and his brother have both been arrested and accused of sexual battery in cases where the charges stem from incidents years ago.

There was a large police presence at Frank H. Peterson Academies on Wednesday morning.

A student at Southside Middle School was arrested Friday, accused of attacking another student with a broken bottle.

A teacher at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts has been reassigned to duties off campus amid the investigation of another teacher.

School campus safety is once again in the spotlight following the deadly shooting at a Nashville Christian school, and on Tuesday, the News4JAX I-TEAM reported that a $36,000 contract for active shooter training and campus evaluations in Duval County hasn’t been used 10 months after leaders announced it.

The shooting on the campus of a Nashville Christian school that resulted in the deaths of three students and three staff members is again raising concerns and questions about school safety.

The family of a Westside high school student says their loved one took a trip to an emergency room after consuming an edible believed to have been laced with THC.

A day after the arrest of a longtime vocal director of the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, News4JAX has obtained his arrest warrant from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Duval County School Police Department on Wednesday arrested a longtime music teacher at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts accused of lewd conduct involving a student, district officials said.

The head of Duval County Public Schools’ instructional materials and media services submitted her letter of resignation from the leadership role, according to documents obtained by News4JAX.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday is set to hold a news conference at the State Attorney’s Office in Tampa.

The Duval County Public Schools committee, tasked with reviewing and reconsidering teaching materials, instructional media and library books, is taking shape, according to an email from the district’s Supervisor of Instructional Materials and Media Services, Michelle Dibias.

Two Sandalwood High School students were arrested Thursday after the school was placed on a code yellow lockdown to investigate an attack on a students, according to a message regarding the incident from Principal Saryn Hatcher to parents and guardians.

Two Sandalwood High School students were arrested Thursday after the school was placed on a code yellow lockdown to investigate an attack on a students, according to a message regarding the incident from Principal Saryn Hatcher to parents and guardians.

First Coast High School was placed on lockdown late Thursday morning after someone phoned in a threat to 911, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

News4JAX reported last summer when that a grand jury found that Duval County Public Schools was significantly under-reporting crimes.

Duval County Public Schools is in the market for “parents and community members” who want a hand in reviewing instructional materials used in the county’s classrooms.

Julia Mayeshiba was announced as the 2023 Teacher of the Year at the EDDY Awards Gala Friday night.

The Commissioner of Education sent a letter to the Duval Schools’ Superintendent, Dr. Diana Greene, “strongly urging” that the district needs to end its participation in a CDC youth-risk behavior survey (YRBS) and instead participate in a new one developed by the state.

Duval County school administrators, media specialists and librarians are “erring on the side of caution” as they work to comply with a new state law restricting certain topics in school libraries and classroom book collections.

A lockdown was lifted Thursday afternoon at Mandarin Middle School, according to a message sent to students’ families.

Elijah Melendez-Eyster is a senior at Mandarin High School and part of the Jacksonville Association of Governing Students, or “JAGS,” a recently-rebooted initiative by Duval County Public Schools, aimed at providing students with a direct conduit to the highest offices in the district.

Parents have been surprised to find their schools’ bookshelves empty during the review process as districts across the state perform a mass review of all classroom libraries and media centers.

Duval County Public Schools is performing a mass review of all classroom libraries and media centers throughout the district after the Florida Department of Education handed down directives parallel to new state law.

News4JAX on Tuesday afternoon received a disposition notice from the State Attorney’s Office, indicating that the state will not seek charges against a Ribault High School dean that was arrested in a confrontation with a student in December.

The "School Showcase Saturday” event was for parents interested in VPK, magnet schools or special transfer options.

A long-time custodian at Duval County Public Schools who is facing multiple charges including sexual battery on a child and kidnapping is now accused of impregnating a student while he was working at a Jacksonville school.

A bond hearing for Wayne Williams — a long-time custodian at Duval County Public Schools who is facing multiple charges including sexual battery on a child and kidnapping — has been pushed back to Jan. 12 at 10:30 a.m. due to the judge’s schedule.

The final five teachers vying for the Duval County Teacher of the Year award were announced by the Jacksonville Public Education Fund (JPEF) on Thursday.

The CEO of JASMYN, a group that provides resources for the LGBTQ community, addressed the Duval County School Board during Tuesday’s meeting — following DCPS’ decision to end its decades-long services agreement with the organization.

Duval County Public Schools calls it a “review” for age appropriateness, but a free speech and human rights group is calling it a “book ban.”

A high school on Jacksonville’s Westside was placed on a Code Yellow lockdown Wednesday after fireworks were set off on the campus, according to Duval County Public Schools.

Duval County Public Schools leaders have approved a refurbished set of sex education lessons for middle and high school students after hours of discussion during Tuesday’s board meeting.

A vote is expected Tuesday night on how sex ed will be taught in Duval County Public Schools. The original curriculum was tossed out—because of concerns it didn’t meet new state laws.

An organization of Duval County Public Schools teachers and staff plan to speak out against the district’s recent decision to cut ties with a local LGBTQ advocacy group, JASMYN.

New records obtained Friday by News4JAX shed new light on why a former custodian for Duval County Public Schools, who was arrested in November on charges of capital sexual battery and kidnapping, was investigated at least three times while working for the district.

A dean of students at Ribault High School was arrested and faces a charge of child abuse, according to a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office police report obtained Thursday by News4JAX.

The campus at Lake Shore Middle School was on a temporary Code Red lockdown Thursday morning after a bus driver reported seeing a suspicious person with a weapon approach the school.

The State Attorney’s Office has filed additional charges against a Duval County Public Schools custodian accused of child sexual battery.

Duval County Public Schools ended its decades-long services agreement with JASMYN, an organization that provides resources for the LGBTQ community, citing the perceived use of materials deemed to be inappropriate for children.

The News4JAX I-TEAM is looking into the history of a Duval County Public Schools custodian arrested on child sexual battery and kidnapping charges.

A long-time school custodian with Duval County Public Schools faces multiple charges including sex battery on a child and kidnapping.

Going forward – some families will get direct messages — through text and email — when their child’s bust is more than 30 minutes late.

DCPS Superintendent, Dr. Diana Greene, was given an annual evaluation by the school board Tuesday.

A loaded gun was found Wednesday afternoon in a student’s backpack at Arlington Elementary School, according to Duval County School Police Chief Greg Burton.

Gregory Drive Elementary School was temporarily locked down Wednesday after a report of gunfire in the area, according to Duval County Public Schools.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is at the scene of a major accident involving a school bus on 103rd Street and Ricker Road on the Westside.

After abruptly postponing the legally required presentation of the district’s supplemental health curriculum in September, the Duval County School Board reviewed the new proposed plan for how the district will teach students about reproductive health and disease prevention.

Duval County Public Schools on Friday afternoon confirmed one of its elementary schools was locked down after a report of a suspicious person who was wielding an ax outside the school.

In Northeast Florida, most school districts reopened Monday, but temporary closures because of Ian have forced the state to make some changes.

Three Duval County students and two other people were hurt Wednesday morning when a school bus collided with a box truck on Interstate 95 near Eighth Street, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

After declaring a state of emergency for Duval County ahead of Hurricane Ian, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry announced Wednesday morning that based on the Category 4 storm’s current trajectory, he would NOT be issuing mandatory evacuation orders for the county.

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry declared a state of emergency for Duval County and the activation of the Emergency Operations Center, effective at noon Wednesday, as Category 3 Hurricane Ian tracks toward Florida.

A planned discussion of the material Duval County Public Schools uses to teach students about reproductive health was pulled from Monday night’s school board agenda.

A now-former school safety officer accused of inappropriately touching a teenager was arrested Tuesday by the Atlantic Beach Police Department on multiple charges, according to authorities.

The Duval County School Board met Thursday morning to discuss the findings of a bombshell grand jury report that found the school’s police force underreported crimes to the state.

The family of a student who was left with a “permanent total disability” after a shooting at a Raines High School football game in 2018 is taking its fight against former Duval County Public Schools police chief Micheal Edwards and the Duval County School Board to federal court.

The district is moving forward with four transformative new school projects across the city funded by the half-cent sales tax that was approved by Duval County voters in 2020.

There was no arrest made after a school threat incident Monday at Mayport Coastal Sciences Elementary, according to an incident report obtained Wednesday by News4JAX.

Duval County Public Schools has laptops and hotspots available for students in need.

Loretto Elementary School was evacuated Monday due to a gas leak, News4JAX has learned.