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ST. JOHNS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT


Family of St. Johns County middle schooler attacked in class demands policy changes

After his son was injured in a violent attack at Switzerland Point Middle School, Mark Alvelo spoke out to the St. Johns County School Board during its meeting Monday, calling for action.

St. Johns County to delay opening of new K-8 school in RiverTown neighborhood another year

The St. Johns County School District is planning to push the construction of a new K-8 school in the RiverTown neighborhood back another year.

St. Johns County School District announces changes to start, dismissal times for some K-8 academies

The St. Johns County School District on Monday announced that school start and dismissal times will change next school year for some K-8 academies.

St. Johns County removes 23 books from library shelves after review

The St. Johns County School District said Tuesday it will remove 23 books from library shelves and dozens more are under review.

Attorney blasts court’s ruling in St. Johns County transgender bathroom fight, school superintendent ‘pleased’

After a five-year legal battle, a sharply divided federal appeals court Friday upheld a St. Johns County School Board policy that prevented a transgender male student from using boys’ bathrooms at a high school.

Court backs St. Johns County School District in transgender bathroom fight

After a five-year legal battle, a sharply divided federal appeals court Friday upheld a St. Johns County School Board policy that prevented a transgender male student from using boys’ bathrooms at a high school.

St. Johns County superintendent says budget decrease makes it difficult to give teachers big raise

Teachers and the St. Johns County School District are at a stand-still over pay negotiations.

St. Johns County School District, teachers union hit ‘impasse’ in pay negotiations

Negotiations have officially stalled between the St. Johns County School District and the county’s teachers union.

In historic first, St. Johns County teachers vote down pay raise because it wasn’t enough

St. Johns County teachers have rejected a proposed pay raise, with many saying the raise wasn’t big enough.

Teacher vacancies up since start of school year in Clay, St. Johns counties; down slightly in Duval

Local students have been back in classrooms for about a month now, but school districts are still having trouble filling teacher vacancies.

St. Johns County School Board ‘monitoring’ dress code enforcement as non-gendered policy mainly affects females

Though the St. Johns County School Board scrubbed the district’s dress code of gendered language last year, the enforcement of the code still almost exclusively affects girls, according to records obtained by News4JAX.

I-TEAM: 96% of St. Johns County dress code violations isolated to 4 schools

The News4JAX I-TEAM obtained new records on dress code violations in St. Johns County schools.

After dress code overhaul in 2021, St. Johns County parents say enforcement has cooled off at some schools

After the St. Johns County School District overhauled its dress code policy last year, some parents tell News4JAX that their students are still receiving unfair violations.

Board votes to keep 8 controversial books on St. Johns County school shelves

Eight controversial books will stay on St. Johns County school shelves despite another heated debate about them on Thursday.

‘We just ask for patience’: The issues expected as St. Johns County students head back to school

The St. Johns County School District superintendent is asking for patience from the community as about 50,000 students prepare to go back to school Wednesday morning.

Take a look at St. Johns County’s new Beachside High School

News4JAX on Monday got a firsthand look at St. Johns County’s new Beachside High School before the start of the 2022-23 academic year.

Cost of protecting St. Johns County schools increases by $1M as salaries for armed guards rise

A plan presented Tuesday morning to the school board calls for more than $1 million more than last year to go towards protecting schools and increasing pay for armed guards.

St. Johns County School Board approves 7 new attendance zones

The St. Johns County School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved seven new attendance zones that will go into effect in the 2022-23 school year.

School district announces plans for 2 more K-8s in northern St. Johns County

The St. Johns County School District this week announced plans for two more new schools to be built in the next two years.

Teens got bull shark from stranger, gutted it & stored it at friend’s home before hoisting it from Ponte Vedra High: FWC

Two teenagers got a bull shark from a stranger who caught it in Mayport last week and then they gutted it and stored the dead fish with ice overnight at a friend’s house before hoisting it from the rafters at Ponte Vedra High School as a senior prank, according to an incident report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission obtained Wednesday by News4JAX.

PETA sends letter to St. Johns County superintendent after dead shark hung from Ponte Vedra High rafters

PETA said it sent a letter to St. Johns County School District Superintendent Tim Forson on Tuesday offering lessons on kindness to animals after a dead shark was hung from the rafters at Ponte Vedra High School last week.

Petition seeks criminal charges against students who hung dead shark from rafters at Ponte Vedra High

A change.org petition started by an animal advocacy group is getting shared online that seeks signatures in support of seeking criminal charges against five students accused of hoisting a dead shark above a stairwell at Ponte Veda High School.

Dead shark found hanging from rafters at Ponte Vedra High School

A dead shark was found hanging from the rafters above a staircase at Ponte Vedra High School on Thursday morning, according to the St. Johns County School District.

Attendance zone changes approved for advertisement by St. Johns County School Board

The five-member St. Johns County School Board approved advertising seven of the nine proposed changes to the school attendance zones of the county’s rapidly developing northside.

Construction on new K-8 delayed after bids to build it came in way over budget

The St. Johns County School District is postponing the construction of a new school in the northwest part of the county after the school board voted Tuesday night to reject three multi-million dollar bids because they were too costly.

Parents in sprawling St. Johns County community upset over proposed school rezoning proposal

Parents in one St. Johns County neighborhood are upset about a new proposed rezoning plan for students.

Head coach, assistant of Ponte Vedra girls’ lacrosse team, resign following food shaming incident

The head coach and an assistant coach of the Ponte Vedra High School girls’ lacrosse team resigned, after they were suspended for one game for berating the team for eating cake following a game, the St. Johns County School District confirmed Wednesday.

New rezoning proposal would move 100+ students from 2 Ponte Vedra Beach schools

The St. Johns County School District unveiled a new rezoning plan Tuesday morning to address overcrowding in schools in the northern part of the county.

Mother who helped launch Title IX probe of St. Johns County schools running for board seat

The woman who helped launch a federal Title IX investigation into the St. Johns County School District is now running to serve on its board.

St. Johns County schools agree to big pay raise for teachers, coaches

The St. Johns County School District and the teachers union have come to a tentative agreement that could significantly boost teacher pay.

St. Johns County schools to ease some COVID-19 protocols after spring break

The St. Johns County School District is dropping some of its COVID-19 protocols.

St. Johns County schools changes how it notifies parents, rolls out online COVID-19 reporting form

The St. Johns County School District is changing how it reports positive coronavirus cases in its classrooms.

This northwest St. Johns County development will be home to the district’s next new school

St. Johns County School District officials said Tuesday a new school is in the works for the northwest part of the county.

More than 500 St. Johns County students have COVID, district reports

The Friday edition of the St. Johns County School District’s COVID-19 report showed 515 students were confirmed positive cases of the coronavirus and 161 were quarantined.

St. Johns County School District cancels high school showcase due to COVID concerns

The St. Johns County Programs of Choice High School Showcase scheduled for Thursday was canceled due to concerns over the rise in coronavirus cases, the school district announced.

Coronavirus cases in Northeast Florida schools skyrocket after winter break

There was a dramatic increase in the number of reported positive cases of COVID-19 in schools after students around Northeast Florida returned to class last week after winter break.

St. Johns County plans to build 4 new schools in next 5 years

The St. Johns County School Board approved a 5-year plan Tuesday morning.

St. Johns County School District surveys stakeholders on how to spend federal COVID-19 relief funds

The St. Johns County School District is surveying stakeholders on how to spend federal COVID-19 relief funds.

St. Johns County School District to end free meals for all students on Dec. 1

Some St. Johns County students will have to start paying for school meals again, according to a message sent to families from the St. Johns County School District Director of Food and Nutrition Services Sean Prevatt.

St. Johns County has a plan to reduce free meals for students to help deal with food service ‘crisis’

Between supply chain issues, food shortages and higher demand, there is a problem nationwide getting meals to students.

Florida & National school boards associations spar over safety concerns

A recent letter from the National School Boards Association to President Joe Biden is being met with backlash from state and local school board officials.

Schools in fast-growing St. Johns County feel strain of nationwide staffing shortage

With nearly 300 staff vacancies in the St. Johns County School District, local leaders are working to recruit new hires as the district continues its trend of rapid growth.

7 students disciplined over hate speech incident at St. Johns County high school

After a group of students at Bartram Trail High School was seen on cellphone and social media videos hurling anti-gay hate speech at fellow students, the St. Johns County School District confirmed that disciplinary actions were taken since the Sept. 17 rally.

‘She was dedicated to her students’: St. Johns County school mourns teacher who died of COVID

Pine Island Academy, which opened this year in Nocatee, has been shaken by the deaths of two employees, including a teacher who died of COVID-19.

St. Johns County leaders work to redistribute voting power as population swells

The St. Johns County Commission and St. Johns County School Board on Thursday got their first look at four proposed plans for how to redraw the county’s voting districts.

Debate over masks in St. Johns County schools gets heated at latest board workshop

The debate over face masks in the St. Johns County School District is still being fought after a Pedro Menendez High School student died last week.

District office workers filling in as substitutes in St. Johns County

As the St. Johns County School District struggles to fill substitute teacher positions, employees from the district office have been forced to step into classrooms to replace teachers who may be out sick or quarantining.

St. Johns County schools report 155 COVID-19 cases after 1st day

At the close of the first day of school, the St. Johns County School District reported a total of 155 cases of COVID-19 in its schools.

Duval, St. Johns teachers push for COVID leave as school year begins

Last year, if teachers had to miss work to get a coronavirus test or were forced to quarantine due to possible exposure, their salary was covered by funding from the federal government’s Families First Coronavirus Response Act. But since that expired, districts have been left to figure things out on their own.

St. Johns County adopts new dress code, removes 5-inch shorts inseam requirement

The St. Johns County School Board on Tuesday morning approved new dress code rules, including changes to the district’s policy about the length of students’ shorts.

'Made these girls feel humiliated': Parents voice anger over female students' digitally altered yearbook photos at Florida high school

A Florida high school is facing criticism from students and parents after a teacher edited girls' yearbook photos to add more clothing.

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