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Student arrested, accused of bringing gun to Lake Brantley High School
Read full article: Student arrested, accused of bringing gun to Lake Brantley High SchoolA shelter-in-place Wednesday morning at Lake Brantley High School was lifted and a student was taken into custody after a gun was found on campus, according to school officials.
Seminole County Public Schools investigating spam emails
Read full article: Seminole County Public Schools investigating spam emailsThis is a strong reminder for middle and high school parents in Seminole County. If you’re child received a spam email recently on their student account, delete it right away. “It’s very concerning as a parent and I don’t appreciate it,” said Hagerty High School parent Betty Jackson. Jackson said she couldn’t believe the inappropriate spam messages that her daughter, a freshman at Hagerty High, received in recent days. Seminole County Public Schools sent a message to high school parents over the weekend, saying it’s aware of students getting spam emails and believes the emails could have malware.
Seminole County Schools extends mask mandate
Read full article: Seminole County Schools extends mask mandateSEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Students in Seminole County will have to follow the district’s mask mandate for a little longer. The school board voted Tuesday to extend the mandate indefinitely so that if Florida’s state of emergency expires, the mandate will still remain in effect. [TRENDING: ‘Smell of rotting flesh’ leads to body in trunk | How to celebrate Halloween during pandemic | 98 ‘murder hornets’ removed]The mandate, which requires anyone on school property to wear a face covering, was originally put in place for 90 days in August. However, the school board approved a change that removes the time limit for the mandate.
Seminole County sanitizes schools with mister
Read full article: Seminole County sanitizes schools with misterSEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. The Seminole County School District purchased 135 battery-powered chemical misting sprayers to disinfect all classrooms every night when school starts in less than three weeks. On Tuesday, Seminole County Schools Director of Facilities Services Kim Dove showed head custodians how to use the misters. The mister, at a cost of $1,083 per unit, emits a Coronavirus-killing chemical that is safe to humans and can even be used around food at a lesser concentration, according to the Seminole County School District. Dove said the mister will disinfect schools at night, but custodians will use a cleaning spray and cloth to clean the schools during the day. A majority of the Seminole County parents who selected a learning option chose at-home learning for their child.