Alachua County suffers school bus driver shortage
By Emma Behrmann | Sep. 15The ACPS website now includes a late bus tracker that lists which routes are late each day and states whether there was a driver in extreme delays.
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ACPS’ mask mandate is legal, state judge rules
By Max Taylor | Aug. 28Leon County's Circuit Court Judge John Cooper called Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on school district mask mandates unconstitutional and ruled against it Friday.
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Former ACPS teacher accused of touching students still employed by district
By Faith Buckley | Aug. 23Gregg S. Fissenden jumped from classroom to classroom and shuffled to different Alachua County elementary schools for over 20 years as reports were made against him.
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ACPS returns to an uncertain Fall, P.K. Yonge remains mask-optional as youth COVID-19 cases surge
By Alexandra Harris | Aug. 23On Aug. 16, students settled into their second week at P.K. Yonge with more than 10 pro-mask demonstrators at the entrance at about 7 a.m. Because the school is affiliated with UF, masks remain optional.
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Alachua County Public Schools to defy state ultimatum to make masking optional
By Alexandra Harris | Aug. 20A State Board of Education order gave ACPS and the Broward County School Board 48 hours to comply with statewide guidance to make wearing masks in public schools optional. Although there may be potential losses and consequences, ACPS chose to reject the guidance.
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ACPS could face penalties from state government over mask mandate
By Omar Ateyah | Aug. 18The meeting came amid the struggle between school districts and the state government on masking in schools as the country grapples with rising Delta variant cases.
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Alachua County Public Schools is implementing temporary mask mandates for students and staff
By Abigail Hasebroock | Aug. 4Alachua County Public Schools is now temporarily requiring all staff and students to wear masks inside all district facilities regardless of their vaccination status
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Environmental conference for Florida high school students held in Gainesville
By Eve Thompson | July 8SEEK, an environmental conference for Florida high school students, was held in Gainesville June 28 to July 1 . SEEK stands for Save the Earth’s Environment through Knowledge, and the program aims to expose high school students to careers within environmental science.
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Alachua County Public Schools completes a full school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic
By Abigail Hasebroock and Maya Erwin | June 16Alachua County Public Schools students, parents and teachers reflect on a full school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic
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40 Alachua County Public Schools students and staff are in quarantine
By Abigail Hasebroock | June 16Alachua County Public Schools had 40 students and faculty members in quarantine as of Tuesday evening — a decrease of 45 cases since June 8, according to the school district’s COVID-19 dashboard.
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‘She was like a sunflower’: Remembering Audrey Cheves
By Juliana Ferrie | June 14Audrey Cheves and her mother, Melissa Cheves, were hit by a car on Northwest 39th Avenue while driving out of the Publix parking lot June 5. Audrey Cheves was pronounced dead at the scene. She was 18 years old.
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Alachua County Public Schools Superintendent chooses not to renew nine administration contracts
By Maya Erwin | June 11The Alachua County Public School superintendent did not renew nine administration members’ contracts, removing them from their positions at the school year’s end.
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85 Alachua County Public Schools students and staff are in quarantine
By Abigail Hasebroock | June 9Alachua County Public Schools had 85 students and faculty members in quarantine as of Tuesday evening — an increase of about 15 cases since June 1, according to the school district’s COVID-19 dashboard.
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A look at Gainesville High School’s strategy to document a year marked by COVID-19
By Alan Halaly | June 7At the beginning of the Fall semester, the staff had one outstanding task — documenting a year of Hyflex classes spent wearing masks and on Zoom.
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About 70 Alachua County Public School students and staff are in quarantine
By Joelle Wittig | June 2Alachua County Public Schools had 72 students and faculty members in quarantine as of Tuesday evening — an increase of about 20 cases since May 25, according to the school district’s COVID-19 dashboard.
