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APPLETON - The Appleton School Board is another step closer to deciding whether to rename Lincoln Elementary in honor of longtime principal Ron Dunlap. At Monday's meeting, the school board unanimously approved a new policy that spells out the process for renaming district facilities and buildings, paving the way for the board to take next steps on the proposal in May. As laid out in the policy, which states that a school or other major district facility should not be renamed "except for compelling reasons as determined by the board," members will vote on whether to proceed with the renamin...

One member of the Appleton School Board wants the renaming of Lincoln Elementary School to go to the voters. J...

PANAMA CITY — Bay County students can skip the COVID-19 vaccine when they return to school next year, health officials say. Currently, the state Department of Health doesn't plan to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for students to attend Bay District Schools. School districts aren't the decision makers when it comes to immunization — the Florida Department of Health and the Florida Department of Education are. BDS school officials said they will work with DOH when it comes to those decisions. According to DOH of Bay County officials, the COVID-19 vaccine is a top priority for it and the e...