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DCPS holds first public meeting on renaming Lee High School Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The public once again got the chance to weigh-in on renaming some of Duval County’s public schools, which are named after Confederate leaders. Four schools had meetings Wednesday, including Lee High School, where demonstrators gathered ahead of the 6 p.m. discussion. The Northside Coalition of Jacksonville was part of the demonstration. It supports the effort to rename the schools. “We enthusiastically support the school board’s decision and we are encouraging them to move forward with ...

Montgomery Public Schools settles lawsuits with 2 students wrongly expelled after 2019 Lee High shooting The Montgomery Advertiser 2/9/2021 Krista Johnson, Montgomery Advertiser Replay Video UP NEXT The Montgomery Public School system has settled lawsuits filed on behalf of a pair of Lee High students by the Southern Poverty Law Center who were wrongly accused of possessing a firearm on campus two years ago. The students' expulsions were kept in place despite being found innocent.  According to SPLC, the district will provide "thousands of dollars’ worth of additiona...

Alabama teachers speak out as four more teachers die of COVID-19 this week On Thursday, Montgomery Public Schools (MPS) piano teacher Leslye Ames, 49, became the latest educator to die from COVID-19 in the Alabama capital. Four teachers in the school district lost their lives to COVID-19 in a single week, making this the most deadly week within a deadly month for Alabama educators. Leslye Ames, piano teacher [Credit: Facebook] Dwayne Berry, an MPS administrator and football coach, died on Monday, January 19. “He was really loved by all the kids, all the coaches there,” MPS athletic direct...

Debate over controversial DCPS school names continues District to host community stakeholder meetings starting in February Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The names of nine Duval County Public Schools campuses are poised to undergo review starting next month, as stakeholders discuss the schools’ controversial namesake historical figures. Six of the schools under consideration for renaming honor Confederate Civil War leaders and the other three schools are named after leaders who perpetrated violence against Native Americans. The schools under consideration are: Joseph Finegan Ele...

WATCH: Gov. Tom Wolf, Dr. Levine provide update on COVID-19, vaccine safety Wolf and Levine shared an update on the COVID-19 vaccine, stressing its safety and efficacy. Share Updated: 6:59 PM EST Jan 12, 2021 WATCH: Gov. Tom Wolf, Dr. Levine provide update on COVID-19, vaccine safety Wolf and Levine shared an update on the COVID-19 vaccine, stressing its safety and efficacy. Share Updated: 6:59 PM EST Jan 12, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us for our cove in 19. Briefing our speakers today will be Governor Tom Wolf, ...