By Dara Kam THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Editor’s Note: Local representatives – Clay Ingram, Frank White and Jayer Williamson voted against the school-safety bill TALLAHASSEE — Three weeks after Nikolas Cruz…
Category: Education
Escambia public school enrollment down
According to the Florida Department of Education, school enrollment dropped in Escambia County by 94 students to 40,292. In the 2007-08 school year, the district enrollment was 41,855.  The largest losses from…
School Districts offers instructions for lockdowns
This has been added to the Escambia County School District’s website. What to Expect In the Event of a School Elevated Security Notification: Students Stay calm and alert. Follow the directions given…
Historical commission rules wreck not famous slave ship Clotilda
Yesterday, the Alabama Historical Commission (AHC), in coordination with the National Park Service (NPS), the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, (NMAAHC), and SEARCH, Inc., announced it had completed…
Dog House Deli helps Manna #schoolfuel
Dog House Deli will be joining the fight against hunger in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties by launching #schoolfuel next week, March 5-9. When approached about participating in a hunger project, the…
Cyberthon 2018 will set attendance record
Randy Ramos, CEO of Global Business Solutions, Inc., said this year’s Cyberthon will have over 300 participants. “Besides the 100+ high school and college students participating in the Cyberthon 2018 main event,…
FAU poll: Scott and Trump lose ground over gun control
In the wake of a mass shooting that took the lives of 17 students and teachers at a South Florida high school, a vast majority of Floridians support stricter gun laws, including…
Area voters want more thorough background checks for guns
Inweekly hired The Political Matrix, a local polling firm, to survey voters in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to see what they thought was the best solution to reduce gun violence in…
Studer Foundation launches contest to win National Flight Academy scholarship
The Studer Foundation will be providing scholarships for 80 Escambia and Santa Rosa students to go to the National Flight Academy this summer, but each student must enter an essay first and…
Arrest reports regarding school lockdowns
We’ve received emails asserting the post regarding the arrests of a former Pensacola High student and Washington High student isn’t accurate. The post is based on the police reports, which we’ve attached…
Guns and school safety occupy Florida politics
On Friday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott held a news conference announcing a plan to revamp state laws after the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. His…
School district changes lockdown notification policy
Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas yesterday told WKRG that he has changed the school district’s notification policy regarding lockdowns. “We’ll let parents know we have an event outside of our campus,”…