County health officials are reminding parents and incoming college students to make sure their shots are up to date before the new school year begins.
Ceremonies will be held outdoors and all participants will be required to wear face masks, officials said in a news release.
A district-wide discipline plan has made Brevard Public Schools a state leader in suspensions and expulsions but done little for student behavior.
The district has made no decisions about masks for the coming school year, which begins in August.
Eastern Florida State College and the Florida Institute of Technology this month unveiled extensive reopening plans amid a statewide spike in cases.
One day after tragedy again struck the family of Gregory Edwards, community members rallied at a benefit concert in Eau Gallie on the family’s behalf.
Cocoa Beach Fire Department, assisted by Canaveral Fire Rescue, responded about 11 a.m. to flames reported in a second floor apartment at A Place in the Sun apartments.
Slow-moving thunderstorms over Brevard County are bringing reports of heavy rain, wind and even hail, the National Weather Service in Melbourne said
The operations were part of an enhanced counter-drug effort in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, announced by President Donald Trump in April.
Brevard Public Schools has released few details, though school board members are expected to receive a draft version of the reopening plan next week.
An ongoing internal review into Lt. Bert Gamin’s history at the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office revealed comments “outside the scope of his duties.”
The plan will be supported by nearly $1 billion in emergency funding from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security or CARES Act.
Board members cited uncertainties over the timeline to update Viera’s track and fairness to other schools higher on the list of funding priorities.
Mullins noted the district has made moves to redress racial inequalities. But in an impassioned statement, he said it was clear it wasn’t enough.
The family needs to see the video “for closure,” Bonilla said. “And to make sure if something was wrong … the same protocol won’t happen again.”
Marcus Lumpkin ambled quietly with the crowd. He was tired, so tired of the killings, he said. “I just want the same equal treatment. That’s all.”
The announcement comes as the school district faces a projected $13 million shortfall in the next budget year.
Winners are those who have “the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.”
Dozens of Brevard County students who have the drive but not the means are looking for a helping hand to make their college dreams come true.
Commenters pointed to apparently compliant ceremonies in other school districts and to large crowds in Brevard for Saturday’s SpaceX launch.
