It’s the biggest stories of the week:
- Duval County Public Schools finalizes the hiring of its new superintendent. He will assume an office shrouded in controversy and facing a community of parents upset over a proposal to shut down dozens of aging neighborhood schools.
- Former Douglas Anderson High teacher Jeffrey Clayton, who pleaded guilty to inappropriate conduct with a student, will be sentenced Friday.
- A federal judge decides that Jacksonville Wealth Builders LLC, one of the city’s largest landowners, must face trial over claims that algorithms in the company’s tenant screening software unfairly discriminated against Black rental applicants.
- Oceanway residents lose a yearlong battle after the Jacksonville City Council determines that Chick-fil-A can open there.
Guests:
- Megan Mallicoat, reporter for Jacksonville Today.
- Charlie McGee, reporter for The Tributary.
- Will Brown, reporter for Jacksonville Today.
- Anne Maxwell, investigative reporter at News4Jax.
Then, we talk with a local filmmaker about his newest project, First Coast Cinema World, a Jacksonville Documentary, which explores Jacksonville’s rich film history from the silent film era to the modern indie boom.
Guest: Royce Freeman, independent filmmaker.
