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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: LGBTQ book that was put back on shelf removed again after new challenges. “The Alachua County school district has removed the same LGBTQ book it had previously put back into …
Read More »LGBTQ book that was put back on shelf removed again after new challenges
The Alachua County school district has removed the same LGBTQ book it had previously put back into circulation — this time for good. The district first removed the book, “Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe, Nov. 16 because of graphic references to sex and masturbation. On Friday, the district …
Read More »School district reverses decision, putting LGBTQ book back on library shelf
The Alachua County school district reversed itself and was putting back into a high school’s library an LGBTQ book that had been challenged under Florida law over graphic references to masturbation and sex. The district said it now deems the complaint about the book invalid after concluding the woman who …
Read More »The Point, Nov. 17, 2023: Second LGBTQ book removed from Alachua County schools
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: School district removes LGTBQ book over objection despite question whether complaint was validly filed. “The Alachua County school district removed another LGBTQ title from its libraries this week, despite issues …
Read More »School district removes LGBTQ book over objection despite question whether complaint was validly filed
Why we reported this story the way we did This news article covers the Alachua County Public Schools’ removal of an LGBTQ title from the Eastside High School library. The story explains why the book was removed and describes passages from the book that the district determined run afoul of …
Read More »School bus driver shortages persist in north central Florida. Here’s how some districts are responding
In his 11 years driving a school bus for Marion County, Glenn Cremeans said he’s never seen students behave so poorly as they do today — the primary reason he believes the district suffers from a bus driver shortage. “They say if you take all the miles that we drive …
Read More »The Point, Oct. 5, 2023: New GRU authority members sworn into office
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: New Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority Board members sworn into office. “Gov. Ron DeSantis’ final two appointments, Craig Carter, 62, of Gainesville, and Ezzell, 46, of Alachua, occurred hours before the …
Read More »Alachua County school district removes book about transgender teen after parent complaint
Why we reported this story the way we did This news article covers the Alachua County Public Schools’ removal of a book about transgender and gender-fluid teens from the libraries at Gainesville High and Hawthorne Middle and High schools. The story explains why the book was removed and describes passages …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 7, 2023: State appeals redistricting decision
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • News Service of Florida: Redistricting appeal could go on fast track to Florida Supreme Court. “A state appeal has put on hold a circuit judge’s ruling that a congressional redistricting plan violated …
Read More »Howard Bishop Middle School celebrates becoming a UCF-Certified Community Partnership School
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Howard Bishop Middle School celebrated becoming a UCF-Certified Community Partnership School on Tuesday night, its next step to improving the lives of students. “The Community Partnership Schools™ model at Howard Bishop Middle is a long-term commitment among Children’s Home Society of Florida, Alachua County School District, Alachua …
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