Gov. Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran have touted the proposed rule, billing it as a way to combat “critical race theory” in classrooms. Critical race theory is based on the premise that racism is embedded within American society and institutions.
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The Tate High School yearbook editor who was suspended over an altered photo of the now-expelled homecoming queen will get to participate in her graduation ceremony after all.
Samantha Guerrier, 18, was suspended from school for the last four days of her senior year and barred from participating in the June 7 graduation ceremony after an uproar over the photo in which a bucking horse mascot sticker was placed over the face of Emily Grover. The rear end of the horse covers Grover s face in the group photo, something Guerrier said was an unfortunate accident.
Grover and her mother are facing felony charges for allegedly hacking into the student data system to cast fake votes to win the homecoming election for Grover.
Ukuleles won t just be somewhere over the rainbow for some area classrooms next school year.
The Blues Angel Music Foundation plans to purchase classroom sets of ukuleles for up to 12 interested teachers to improve music education for children. The foundation also plans to teach the teachers how to implement a ukulele program in their classrooms. It s something else that they can add to their musical curriculum at their school. The school doesn t have the funds to buy the ukuleles to teach the kids, said Administrative Director Dan Fugate.
Blues Angel Music, the store associated with the foundation, began a free ukulele class on Saturdays about 10 years ago. The class had to be put on hold during the pandemic but before that, it inspired one member, Janet Bright, so much that she left a $10,000 endowment to the foundation after she died.
It took ECSO about eight hours to find suspect and vehicle
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said more than 50 deputies descended on the Warrington area to find the suspect. Jared Paul Stanga, a 30-year-old Pensacola man, was apprehended about eight hours after the thwarted abduction.
Girl was approached two weeks ago by same man
Simmons said the kidnapping appears to be random, although the girl did report that two weeks ago the same man approached her and spoke to her. Simmons didn t detail the specifics of the conversation, but said it was enough to make the girl feel uneasy. He added that it s possible the girl had been watched for several weeks.