Weaver Street Market Raising Money for Food Insecure Students
Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough is partnering with Orange County Schools in what they call a “round-up” campaign.
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Orange County Schools Bans Confederate Flag
Posted by Staff | Aug 15, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education
After nearly a year of debate and deliberation, the Orange County Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a new dress code that specifically bans students from wearing the Confederate flag, the swastika or other symbols...
Read MoreOrange County School Committee Approves Revised Dress Code Aimed at Banning Confederate Flag
Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 20, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education
A revised dress code policy is set to go back before the Orange County Schools Board of Education. The board’s policy committee unanimously passed a revised dress code policy on Wednesday. The procedural move was necessary to...
Read MoreOrange County Commissioners to Adopt Recommended Budget for New Fiscal Year
Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jun 20, 2017 | Local Government
The Orange County Board of Commissioners will convene this evening to vote on spending nearly $220 million over the course of the next fiscal year. That figure represents the estimated expenditures in a proposed budget...
Read MoreOrange County School Board Tentatively Approves New Dress Code Policy After Confederate Flag Debate
Posted by Staff | Jun 13, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education
****UPDATE: At the second meeting, the policy was sent back to committee by a 4-3 vote.**** The Orange County Board of Education took a step toward banning students from wearing the Confederate flag on school grounds at its...
Read MoreOrange County School Board Set to Vote on Draft Policy Aimed at Confederate Flag on School Grounds
Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 12, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education
The Orange County School board is scheduled to vote on a revision to the system’s dress code policy on Monday night aimed at curbing controversial clothing and symbols on school grounds. The Hate Free Schools Coalition has been...
Read MoreAL Stanback Middle School to Close Early Amid HVAC Repair
Posted by Blake Hodge | May 17, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education
AL Stanback Middle School in Orange County will be closing at noon on Wednesday while repairs are made to the school’s air-conditioning system. School officials said in a message to parents there were concerns with the...
Read MoreOrange County Commissioners Review Recommended Budget for New Fiscal Year
Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 4, 2017 | Local Government
The current fiscal year will not conclude until October, but officials in Orange County are already preparing to approve a new budget with provisions for school districts and government employees. That budget was presented to...
Read More“Hidden In Plain Sight”: Exhibit Helps Parents Talk To Kids About Drugs
Posted by Aaron Keck | Dec 6, 2016 | Safety
How to talk to your kids about drugs? How to recognize the signs of drug use? A new exhibit at University Place can help.
Read MoreOrange County Schools Unhappy With Budget Proposal
Posted by Staff | May 26, 2016 | Pre-K - 12 Education
Addressing the Orange County Board of Commissioners for the first time since the 2016-2017 fiscal budget was proposed, chair of the Orange County Schools Board of Education Donna Coffee expressed her displeasure with the current...
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