Duval County Public Schools

Superintendent Diana Greene told principals the decision to split ties with JASMYN was a reaction to inappropriate "program materials." The move came after coverage by two conservative media outlets.

Walter Willis Williams, a janitor for 29 years, is charged with five counts of sexual battery on a child. The child was not a student, police say.

Wayne Willis Williams, 62, has worked at multiple Duval County Public Schools for almost three decades.

The message system launched Monday as a test on certain routes.

The Parental Rights in Education law restricts instruction about gender identify and sexual orientation in Florida schools.

Duval County School Board Chair Elizabeth Andersen gave a tearful farewell to the School Board this week, calling for the school system to continue calling out hate.

Students' test scores fell for both math and reading, but local scores fell less than at most large urban school districts.

The announcement from the state Department of Education comes even though the district slashed its LGBTQ+ support guide, removed All In for Safe Schools and rescinded part of the sex ed curriculum.

PEN America, a nonprofit that advocates for free speech, said the district banned more than 175 books, but the districts says the books are under review — not banned.

The district pulled consideration of sex education curriculum this week and decided to develop its own teaching materials, a move shadowed by strict state laws and highly charged opinions among the public..