The arrest of Escambia County School District special education teacher, Susan Weddle, for allegedly having a sexual relationship with one of her son’s teenage friends for more than a year has become…
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Secretary of the Navy stressed local education last year
While Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas scoffed at commanding officer at NAS Pensacola for telling local business leaders that service people are hesitant to move to Escambia County because of its weak…
NAS Pensacola CO fed up with poor Escambia County public education
At last Thursday’s State of the Military luncheon hosted by the Greater Pensacola Chamber, NAS Pensacola Commanding Officer Captain Tim Kinsella made it clear that Escambia County’s public education system is one…
Law says severance limited to 20 weeks
Florida statutes limit severance pay to 20 weeks – which explains why the contracts for Escambia County Administrator and St. Johns Superintendent of Schools both limited any severance to 20 weeks. The…
Thomas defends millage cut, ignores capital needs
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas defended his rollback of the millage rate to the Pensacola News Journal saying the revenue cut couldn’t have improved teachers’ salaries. Thomas said the part of the millage rate…
Superintendent confirms campus safety problem
Escambia County Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas told WEAR TV that out of the over 100 applicants only 18 passed the screening process to be trained as campus safety officers, confirming the…
Struggling district cuts millage
Parents have contacted Inweekly about the Escambia County School Board’s vote yesterday to cut the millage from 6.325 in 2018-2019, to 6.043 in 2019-2020. In the district’s press release, School Superintendent Malcolm…
School district ‘mini communist state’
Escambia County teachers have been sharing their challenges, issues and views on what is happening in their classrooms. The picture that they paint is very different from the rosy one promulgated by…
Thomas celebrates C’s
The Florida Department of Education issued 2018-19 school and district grades last Thursday. The state focused on “Aâ€â€™s and “Bâ€â€™s as the measure for success.  In the press release, Education Commissioner Richard…
Nearly impossible to get a ‘F’
Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas told the PNJ that his schools’ grades will show a “dramatic improvement” over last year. He said, “It won’t be anywhere near the 14 D’s we…
Thomas v. Triumph: ‘Honestly, I’d rather do it myself’
The PNJ today confirmed what we reported last week — Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has rejected a $2.3 million vocational grant from Triumph Gulf Coast. He says the withdrawal of…
Buzz: Thomas backing out on Triumph grant … again
With Gov. Ron DeSantis and nearly the entire state of Florida talking about the need to improve vocational education and create a stronger young workforce, Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas appears…