Superintendent Simon responds to FLDOE: “we are in compliance”
ACPS Superintendent Carlee Simon has issued her response to FLDOE; she continues to maintain that they are in compliance with the emergency rules...
Superintendent Simon: “We have no plans to change our current masking requirement”
"Alachua County Public Schools will be responding to the Florida Department of Education’s order, but we have no plans to change our current masking requirement."...
State Board of Education Orders School Boards of Alachua and Broward Counties to Follow the Law
"We cannot have government officials pick and choose what laws they want to follow,” said Commissioner of Education Corcoran...
Buchholz evacuated due to bomb threat
Update: Law enforcement has conducted a sweep of Buchholz High and given the all clear. Nothing suspicious was found....
Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Mildred Russell to the School Board of Alachua County
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Mildred Russell to the School Board of Alachua County. ...
School board votes to extend mask mandate for 8 weeks, no parental opt-out
Tonight the Alachua County School Board voted unanimously to extend the school mask mandate for another 8 weeks and not allow the parental opt-out required...
Board of Education votes to investigate Alachua County Public Schools and take all legal steps to enforce rules
Today the State Board of Education voted to investigate the Alachua County Public Schools Superintendent and School Board and take all legal steps to enforce...
U.S. Secretary of Education supports districts that are implementing universal masking
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona sent a letter to Florida school district superintendents today, encouraging them to implement universal masking....
Eastside’s Pam Bedford Named National Chef Educator of the Year
“It means the world to me to be recognized as the top chef educator in the nation,” Bedford said. “To compete at that level, against...
Children “used as bargaining chip” in the feud between Superintendent Simon and Governor DeSantis
Ryan Green says his children are being "used as a bargaining chip" by ACPS Superintendent Simon, who is defying an FDOH rule stating that parents...