As School Year Ends, Turns Out Safest Students Were Those Who Stayed Home. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School District ends its school year today — a school year where just roughly 60 percent of the 180,000 student population actually […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The last day for free meal pickup for the school year is June 10th. Free meals, provided by the school district, have helped hundreds of families weather the storm of the COVID-19 pandemic. “A new summer feeding schedule will […]
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Here Again Is The Palm Beach County School District 2021-2022 Calendar. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A reminder to parents of students in the Palm Beach County School District: yes, summer break is only seven weeks. BocaNewsNow.com has received a significant number of calls […]
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UPDATE: Homeless Man Wanted Food From Cafeteria. Never Made It Inside. BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher UPDATED 12:13 p.m: We’ve now been told the school was not officially “locked down.” Administrators and school police contained the situation to the parking lot. The suspect never entered the building. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © […]
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Gun Found In Home. Allegedly Shot, Killed Delray Beach Teen. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Delray Beach teenager is facing second degree murder and robbery with a firearm charges following a deadly shooting. Delray Beach Police investigators say Dieukenson Mirtil, 15, of SW […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School District is preparing to expel two students from attending public school. A vote on each student’s fate is expected at the June 2nd School Board meeting. According to documents reviewed by BocaNewsNow.com, one of […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School Board is set to discuss masks at Wednesday’s meeting — although it’s unclear why a mask discussion is slated at all. Superintendent Dr. Donald Fennoy issued the equivalent of an ‘executive order’ last week, […]
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School Officials Continue Mask Mandate Through End Of School Year. Nearly 4,000 COVID Cases Logged In School District. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Masks are still mandatory in the Palm Beach County School District — a policy that will remain in effect until June […]
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Announcement Made After CDC Lifts Mask Orders For Vaccinated People. Mask Requirement Optional For 2021-2022 School Year. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The mask mandate continues in the Palm Beach County School District, and will continue through the end of the school year. While […]
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Some Parents Apoplectic Over Possibility Of Masks Next Year. New Policy Involves Outdoor Play This Year. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School District officially today updated its mask policy. (News app readers access our full report). While the mask mandate […]
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BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher UPDATE: 7:17 p.m. Twitter reports that her account no longer exists. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A former Boca Raton High School cheerleading coach, now teaching at an area private school, is the subject of scrutiny for her tweets about President Biden, […]
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School District Says Gov. DeSantis Has No Authority To Rescind, Alter School Board Policy. UPDATE: 10:53 a.m: The Palm Beach County School District says that the Florida Department of Education concurs that DeSantis’ order has no effect on school policies for masking. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School District is transmitting a robocall to 180,000 students and families reminding them that masks are still mandatory in all Palm Beach County School District buildings. The urgent robocall comes as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis […]
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Palm Beach County School District Says 3,536 COVID Cases Now Logged. 2,268 Recorded Since Winter Break. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com UPDATED 5:56 p.m. with comment, clarification from School District. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — As the Palm Beach County School District now reports 3,536 cumulative COVID-19 cases this […]
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Palm Beach County School Board Prepares To Adopt Collection Policy BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Parents prepare: if the Chromebook or other device given to your child at the onset of COVID-19 isn’t returned — or isn’t returned in good shape — you may […]
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