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No mask mandate has been decided for OCPS students at this time. Only two districts in the state in Alachua and Duval counties have mandates in place in contradiction to state law.
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The clinics at Colonial High, East River High, Freedom High, Oak Ridge High and Ocoee High will run from 9 am until 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday.
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Orange County Public Schools says enrollment is down - about 18,000 students fewer than the 209,000 students projected for the year. OCPS superintendent Barbara Jenkins said the district is “not on the brink of laying off large numbers of employees.”
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The district will get 1,000 rapid tests and the machines that read them next week and then will be able to refill that order as needed.
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Growing school rolls, shrinking numbers of college students looking for careers in education, and attrition. These are some of the reasons for a nationwide shortage of teachers. Orange County school board member Linda Kobert and Volusia County School Board member Linda Cuthbert join us to discuss what their school districts are doing to attract and retain teachers.
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Orange County Public Schools got an email threat Thursday morning similar to the ones sent to other large districts including Miami-Dade, L.A. and New York.