16+ hour, 23+ min ago  (249+ words) When the school board in Orange County voted on consolidating seven under-enrolled elementary and middle schools, some neighbors and parents said it tore the hearts out of the communities the schools currently serve. On Tuesday night, Orange County Public Schools…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (103+ words) The Orange County School Board voted on proposals to close six elementary schools and one middle school due to declining enrollment on Tuesday night. The decisions were made for each school individually. The district has laid out which schools those…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (109+ words) A 14-year-old has been arrested after causing a large law enforcement response Monday afternoon at University High School in Orlando, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. The teen called 911 to report an active shooter, OCSO said. "That call elicited…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (205+ words) Hungerford Elementary, Washington Shores Elementary, Ivey Lane Elementary, and other schools in Orange County have been targeted by nonprofit companies to become "Schools of Hope," but the district has denied these requests due to eligibility issues and lack of authorization....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (452+ words) More than a dozen speakers gathered Tuesday night to voice their concerns and attempt to save Cape View Elementary in Cape Canaveral from closing, but the school board ultimately voted unanimously to close the school due to declining enrollment. "I…...