Masking To Remain Optional, For Now… BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School District will be led by interim Superintendent Michael Burke as the process begins to find a full time replacement. Burke is the school district’s chief financial officer. Superintendent […]
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Parents Starting To Push For Mask Mandates, Distance Learning As COVID Cases Rise. Palm Beach County School District Responds… BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — In an uncharacteristically terse email being blasted to parents of students in the Palm Beach County School District […]
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Palm Beach County School Board Member Calls For Reopening Review As COVID Cases Soar Again. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The vast majority of parents responding to our survey regarding masks in public schools say the Palm Beach County School District must require masks […]
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BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Students returning to public school in Palm Beach County may be met with a new mask mandate when classes resume on August 10th. The mandate would be an about-face from the the “optional” policy that is currently […]
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Could Public Schools Revisit Mask Mandate For Fall? BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Centers for Disease Control says Florida is now one of the five top states for COVID infections and deaths. Florida is joined by Nevada, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana. […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School District Police Department is looking for a teenage girl who is missing. Authorities are asking your help. Josayra Agosto, 16, was last seen on July 8th at approximately 10 a.m. in the area […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) (BREAKING AT 9:36A TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2021) — Embattled Palm Beach County School District Superintendent Donald Fennoy is resigning. He came under fire for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, alleged promises made to teachers, and other issues. This is […]
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Facial Coverings Optional In Palm Beach County. Registration Is Not. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — If you don’t register your child to ride the school bus, your child will not be riding the school bus. That’s the message from the Palm Beach County School […]
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Updated Policy To Expand Help Offered To Middle School, High School Students Who Claim To Be Victims. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Victims of dating violence in the Palm Beach County School District may request class changes, a locker in a different location, time […]
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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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