Crowd gathers before HCS Board of Education meeting to protest mask policy
On the first day of school, Huntsville City Schools students, faculty and staff will be required to wear a mask inside school buildings
Posted: Aug 3, 2021 10:32 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2021 10:56 PM
Posted By: Sophia Borrelli
An outcry over mandatory face masks in schools. The protest happening at Tuesday s school board meeting and just hours before Huntsville City Schools students head back to the classroom. We want to make sure the board hears our voices, said Adam Stephens, Huntsville City Schools parent. Many joined the crowd gathering before the Huntsville City Schools Board of Education meeting. Holding signs and chanting, including parents like Adam Stephens and teachers. They were not hearing from their actual constituents that put them in office so we were very upset with that, said Adam Stephens, Huntsville City Schools parent. We re not anti-mask, but we re pro-choice, said Andy Blalo
Walker McGinnis stepping down from Huntsville school board
Updated May 07, 2021;
Posted May 07, 2021
Walker McGinnis, shown here in a 2014 file photo, is resigning from the Huntsville City Schools board of education. (AL.com file photo)
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McGinnis said his resignation, submitted under “doctors’ strong advice,” will be effective May 30.
“The problem is, I’m just getting too old,” said the 74-year-old McGinnis. “There’s a time and a place where it’s time to go and we have come to that. I just got out of the hospital at noon today and it’s just not working out.”
McGinnis, the board’s District 4 representative that includes Huntsville High School, said he had been dealing with health issues for about a 1½ years.
Huntsville school officials knew Nigel Shelby was suicidal, lawsuit says
Updated Apr 13, 2021;
Posted Apr 13, 2021
Nigel Shelby, 15, died by suicide in April, 2019. His family has hired a prominent civil rights attorney to investigate the school system s treatment of their son.
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The family of Nigel Shelby, the 15-year-old boy who took his own life in 2019, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Huntsville City Schools as well as the city of Huntsville alleging school officials failed to stop him from being bullied because he was openly gay and that bullying led to his suicide.
The lawsuit also maintains that Huntsville school administrators knew that Shelby was considering suicide and took no action.
Huntsville parents hope school district is working to prevent future cyberattacks
The district announced Monday that it had found no evidence that impacted files had been stolen but acknowledged the possibility that some information may have been accessed.
Posted: Dec 21, 2020 11:01 PM
Posted By: Max Cohan
Nearly a month after a cyberattack paused learning for Huntsville City Schools, the district says it is not aware of any misuse or theft of personal information.
Huntsville City Schools said in a statement that it found “no evidence that impacted files have been stolen,” but the district acknowledged the possibility that specific information like social security numbers and email addresses may have been accessed.
Huntsville City Schools approves supplemental pay for staff
The Huntsville City Schools Board of Education voted Thursday night to approve a supplemental pay plan for staff.
Posted: Dec 17, 2020 5:28 PM
Updated: Dec 17, 2020 7:07 PM
Posted By: Bridget Divers
The Huntsville City Schools Board of Education voted Thursday night to approve a supplemental pay plan for staff.
Teachers and staff are working harder than ever during the coronavirus pandemic, and now, the cyber security attack.
That s why the Board of Education approved a plan to give all staff in Huntsville City Schools $500. The district says the plan will cost $1.4 million to $1.5 million. The amount of the supplemental payment is very generous from the school system. It s one of the best in the state that we ve seen. It could not have come at a better time, because there are years when public education has been difficult. This one has eclipsed all of them, said William Tunnel with the Alabama Education Associa