BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A reminder to parents and guardians in the Palm Beach County School District: there is no school on Friday, April 16th. (News app readers access our complete report). The long-scheduled day off for students is a teacher professional development […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — More than a full week of FSA testing in the Palm Beach County School District has brought an increase in COVID-19 cases. Thousands of children stopped — or are stopping — distance learning for several days as they are […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — As we reported earlier, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order from the Florida Department of Education, essentially nullifying the result of NOT taking the FSA — the Florida Standards Assessment — this year. Palm Beach County School […]
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Child Arrested Just South Of Boca Raton BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) (BSO Media Advisory Verbatim) — A 12-year-old boy used a fictitious email address to make a bomb threat at his school this past Wednesday. (News app readers access our full report). At approximately […]
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Increase Logged As Group FSA Testing Now Underway, Bringing Thousands Of ‘Distance Learners’ Into Buildings. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — There is a notable uptick in new cases of COVID-19 as the Palm Beach County School District moves forward with FSA testing en masse. […]
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We Locate The House That Boca Raton High Schoolers Promoted As “Prom,” then “Bible Study” Event. Owner Of Home Cited For Operating AirBnB During COVID. BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The “mansion” being promoted on private social media channels as the secret […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A high school party which is feared to become a massive super-spreader event has now been renamed a “Bible Study” event following BocaNewsNow.com’s exclusive reporting on Tuesday. Reading in a news app? Access the full story here. Students from […]
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Boca Raton Community High, Don Estridge High Tech Middle, Jupiter High Among Highest Case Counts. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — COVID-19 is again on the rise in the Palm Beach County School District, with at least 160 cases recorded over the past several days. […]
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Fourth Grade Teacher Accused Of Traveling To Meet 2 Year Old. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School District is “cooperating fully” with police in investigation into Xavier Donte Alexander, the fourth grade teacher — and “Care.Com” babysitter — who is […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A reminder to parents: there is no school today in the Palm Beach County School District. While administrative offices remain open, this is the Spring holiday (a.k.a. Good Friday or late Passover) break for students. School resumes on Monday. […]
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Boca High Reports 57 COVID-19 Cases, Don Estridge High Tech Middle Reports 56 COVID-19 Cases. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School District added more than 100 COVID cases in just six days, bringing the total COVID count to 3,107 as […]
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Florida Atlantic University BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — BocaNewsNow.com was first to report that a class action lawsuit, seeking a refund of “student fees” assessed during COVID-19 distance learning, was filed against Florida Atlantic University and its […]
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Class Action Lawsuit Focuses On FAU Fees Assessed During 2020. BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Florida Atlantic University and its Board of Trustees are facing a class action lawsuit over fees assessed during 2020 — a year marked by little on-campus activity […]
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Disturbing Milestone Approaches As School District Awaits Word On FSA “Mandate” BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School District will almost assuredly cross the 3,000 COVID-19 case mark by the end of the day. The count stands at 2,992 as of […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The skyrocketing prices for homes in South Florida may be short lived, according to experts at Florida Atlantic University. Homes in Palm Beach County, Broward County and Miami-Dade are overvalued by more than 11 percent, according to the professors […]
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