‘Enhanced security’ planned at Duval County high schools through Friday
Robocall from principals states measures are due to number of ‘potential threats’ on social media
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Due to unspecified “potential threats” on social media, all Duval County high schools will be implementing “enhanced security measures” through the end of the school week, according to two robocalls News4Jax obtained Wednesday night.
A district spokesperson said a threat was made against Sandalwood High School on Tuesday and students were released early from the school on Wednesday after a student protest. Sandalwood is the only school mentioned specifically by the district, although all high schools are taking similar precautions.
Jacksonville private school pivots to distance learning over uptick in COVID-19 cases
Students will learn from home until Feb. 22, school administrators say
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Cedar Creek Christian School located at 1372 Lane Ave S, Jacksonville, FL 32205 (Copyright 2021 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A small, private school in Jacksonville moved all of its roughly 280 K-12 students to a distance learning format until Feb. 22 in response to an outbreak of COVID-19.
Cedar Creek Christian School notified students’ families Tuesday.
“Fortunately, so far, it has only been three people that have tested positive,” CCCS administrator Lisa Pearson told News4Jax. “We are such a small school, we don’t want to take any chances that it spreads.”
Grammy award-winning drummer from Jacksonville helps transform lives on the First Coast
Making History Today: The two-time Grammy-winning trailblazer has played drums for Kurt Elling, pushing the boundaries of Black artistry. Author: Brooks Baptiste (First Coast News) Published: 5:30 AM EST February 4, 2021 Updated: 7:04 AM EST February 4, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Miles Davis, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington are just a few Black artists who played a pivotal role in making jazz music a global phenomenon.
Now, Ulysses Owens Jr. s unique sound adds to the musical landscape.
While climbing up the ranks, his rhythm and beat continue to transform lives.
Jacksonville s 5 & Dime Theatre Co. is returning to the road after closing its downtown venue last year, but where and when the first shows will be remains up in the air.
Bradley Akers was named as 5 & Dime s new managing artistic director last week. He replaces Lee Hamby, who is one of the founders of the group.
Akers, a Jacksonville native and Douglas Anderson School of the Arts graduate, worked for several years in Philadelphia before returning to Jacksonville. He has worked at Players by the Sea as a director and stage manager as well as in the marketing department.
5 & Dime first started putting on live productions in 2011. The theater group has done as few as two shows and as many as 12 in a season, mostly on borrowed or rented stages. In 2017, 5 & Dime opened its own venue on Adams Street in downtown Jacksonville but decided during the pandemic that it would be better off without a home stage.
Coronavirus 1 year later: How our lives have changed
Not much looks the same as it did when COVID-19 first hit the U.S. 12 months ago
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A look at what coronavirus has changed over the last year
From ubiquitous masks to economic pains to vaccine hopes, our lives look vastly different from this time one year ago.
Exactly 12 months ago today, the first documented case of COVID-19 was reported in the United States a man in his 30s from Washington state who had traveled to Wuhan, China, tested positive for the virus.
According to Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. has reported more than 24.3 million confirmed cases of coronavirus and more than 403,000 Americans have died since then. That’s twice as many cases as any other country and nearly twice as many deaths.