Superintendent Barbara Jenkins set to retire in December
Updated March 22, 10:23 a.m.: The School Board will host seven community forums for input on the qualifications of the new superintendent. The first is at University High School at…
Mental health struggles increasingly affect teenagers
Over the past few years, mental health struggles in teenagers drastically increased. Mental health has gained light but still consists of stigma. According to the CDC, in 2019 approximately one…
Increasing COVID-19 cases lead to county policy changes
On the way to school on Jan. 11, a student was yelled at by an OCPS parent from their car to “get that thing off your face” indicating that the…
OCPS mask mandate expires
As of Monday, Nov. 1, OCPS students can once again opt out of wearing a mask to school with just a parent note. From Aug. 30 to Oct. 30, students…
School board faces loss of salary for mask mandates
Update: the 60-day mask mandate expired Saturday, Oct. 30 without renewal. Students can once again opt out with a parent note. Earlier this year, Gov. Ron DeSantis passed an executive…
OCPS faces shortage of bus drivers
As of the first day of the 2021-2022 school year, Orange County Public Schools still had 100 open bus driver positions, and 32 bus routes still needed a driver. The…
OCPS announces plans for end of year activities
On Feb 23, OCPS announced plans to host an in-person graduation and an alternative prom for seniors. Up until this point, the status of a graduation ceremony remained unclear, due…
Masks are being enforced but students worry about mask etiquette
UPDATED Sept. 16 at 9:34 a.m.: OCPS released Monday a COVID-19 dashboard that would allow parents and students to see the infection rates across the county’s schools. The dashboard sorts…
OCPS implements Distance Learning during extended break
After originally extending spring break to March 30 due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, OCPS pushed back school another two weeks and intends to reconvene April 15. In the meantime,…
Ongoing COVID-19 outbreak cancels school for extra week
OCPS will remain close after spring break, marking the predicted first day back to school March 30, canceling all after school activities and pushing state testing back two weeks. Prior…