BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Nearly 300 COVID-19 cases have been logged in the Palm Beach County School District since classes resumed following winter break. According to the school district, at least 282 cases, including students and employees, have been logged since January 4th. That beings the total COVID count in the Palm Beach County […]
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Late Start Means Very Short Summer BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Phineas and Ferb get 104 days of summer vacation but students in the Palm Beach County School District this year may get just under 50. The proposed calendar to be discussed during Wednesday’s School Board meeting calls for just 49 days. School is set […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Photos sent to BocaNewsNow.com depict desks at Boca Raton Community Middle School that are nowhere near six feet apart — seemingly violating the school district’s own policy on the day that parents are required to determine whether their child will engage in distance learning — or in person education — […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Palm Beach County School District will almost assuredly pass the 1400 COVID case mark today. The school system reports 1391 cases as of 5:15 a.m. The number is cumulative from mid-September when “brick and mortar” education restarted for some. Roughly 60 percent of the school district’s 180,000 students continue […]
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Woman, Alleged High Profile Holocaust Denier, Seeks Reinstatement Of William Latson. Teacher Email List Is Online. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Just months after the firing of ex-Spanish River High School Principal William Latson was finalized, the school staff is receiving an anti-Holocaust email from a known Holocaust denier. Latson, as reported internationally, induced outrage […]
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CLAIM: Student Injured When “Enlisted” To Play With Bigger Kids BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A student at Olympic Heights High School is suing the Palm Beach County School District after she was allegedly seriously injured in a flag football game in 2018. The suit, just filed in Palm Beach County Circuit Court, says the […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Palm Beach County School District now reports 1,330 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since schools reopened for “brick and mortar” learning in mid-September. The split: 736 students and 594 employees. At least 62 COVID cases have been confirmed since school resumed on Monday following the winter break. The schools with […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Palm Beach County School District Superintendent Dr. Donald Fennoy Wednesday evening transmitted a rare post-8PM robocall to 180,000 families — condemning the violence in Washington, D.C. The robocall, running 1:28, tells parents that counseling is available to any student who would like assistance processing the pro-Trump violence being witnessed worldwide. […]
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School Continues Until June 18th. Parents Must Now Decide Whether Students Will Learn Remotely, Or In Person. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Pediatric Positivity Rate for COVID-19 is now 12.6 percent in Palm Beach County. That includes all children 18 and under. The high number comes as the Palm Beach County School District officially […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The long standing, somewhat inexplicable tradition of teachers in Palm Beach County starting the calendar year with an “in-service day” after being off for several weeks is a tradition no more. The Palm Beach County School District resumes classes for students and teachers on Monday, January 4th, 2021. With the […]
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Parents Must Decide Distance Or In-Person For Rest Of School Year In Just Days BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Palm Beach County “Pediatric Positivity Rate” is raging, according to data released by the Florida Department of Health. In the 11’s when school ended for the 2020 calendar year on December 18th, the positivity rate […]
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Milestone Reached In Just Three Months BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Winter Break is now underway in the Palm Beach County School District under the ominous cloud of rising COVID-19 counts. The school district reports 1,214 COVID-19 infections as of December 21, 2020. The split: 683 students and 531 employees. The number is notable. “Brick […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Palm Beach County School District is preparing for a mid-Friday morning news conference to announce what can best be described as “alterations” to the educational program for the second half of the school year. To keep it simple: if you’re happy with what you’re doing, you can keep doing […]
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STUDY: Palm Beach County Real Estate Remains Significantly Overpriced BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Source: FAU College of Business Advisory Verbatim) — South Florida homes remain significantly overpriced but not as much as they were during the summer, according to a study from researchers at Florida Atlantic and Florida International universities. Miami-Dade County is 18.51 percent above its […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The COVID-19 count continues to rise in the Palm Beach County School District just days before doors close until 2021. Since “brick and mortar” education began in the school district in mid-September — just three months ago — 1,107 COVID-19 cases have been logged. The split as of early Wednesday […]
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