/tags/palm-beach-county-school-board Palm Beach County School Board en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT /education/2026-06-10/project-tango-data-center-palm-beach-school-saddle-view At its meeting last week, the School Board of Palm Beach County voted to write a letter to county commissioners requesting more information about the center and review how it could affect students and staff. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT /education/2026-06-10/project-tango-data-center-palm-beach-school-saddle-view Natalie La Roche Pietri /education/2024-10-31/student-led-group-makes-11th-hour-push-to-keep-school-board-elections-non-partisan Organizers of the NO on One Campaign said they are seeking to use television and social media ads to reach 1 million Florida voters and use partnerships on college campuses to urge young voters to reject Amendment One on Nov. 5. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:15:00 GMT /education/2024-10-31/student-led-group-makes-11th-hour-push-to-keep-school-board-elections-non-partisan SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± News Staff /local-news/2022-05-04/palm-beach-county-school-district-gets-fourth-police-chief-in-a-year Sarah Mooney on Wednesday was sworn-in as Palm Beach County school district's police chief. Wed, 04 May 2022 20:26:51 GMT /local-news/2022-05-04/palm-beach-county-school-district-gets-fourth-police-chief-in-a-year Wilkine Brutus /2021-12-14/pbc-schools-want-to-limit-public-comment-black-coconut-grove-history-and-adopting-pets-this-season Palm Beach County school officials are considering limiting public comment. The influence of Black Bahamians on Coconut Grove. Plus, before you go and adopt that pet for the holidays, there are some questions you should be asking yourself. Tue, 14 Dec 2021 22:15:19 GMT /2021-12-14/pbc-schools-want-to-limit-public-comment-black-coconut-grove-history-and-adopting-pets-this-season Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz /news/2021-08-19/palm-beach-county-school-board-mandate-face-masks-defying-gov-ron-desantis-order The decision to mandate face masks happened two days after Palm Beach County declared a state of emergency amid a COVID-19 case surge. Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:05:05 GMT /news/2021-08-19/palm-beach-county-school-board-mandate-face-masks-defying-gov-ron-desantis-order Wilkine Brutus /news/2021-07-22/palm-beach-county-school-board-votes-to-replace-outgoing-superintendent-fennoy School board members voted unanimously to have Mike Burke, the district's chief financial officer, become the interim superintendent. They also decided against a mask mandate in schools — after hours of public comment. Thu, 22 Jul 2021 18:48:49 GMT /news/2021-07-22/palm-beach-county-school-board-votes-to-replace-outgoing-superintendent-fennoy Wilkine Brutus /2020-11-02/florida-principal-who-refused-to-say-holocaust-was-a-fact-is-fired-a-second-time The Palm Beach County School Board voted unanimously Monday morning to rescind an Oct. 7 vote rehiring former Spanish River Community High School Principal William Latson. Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:54:54 GMT /2020-11-02/florida-principal-who-refused-to-say-holocaust-was-a-fact-is-fired-a-second-time Michelle Marchante /2020-10-21/florida-house-rep-condemns-palm-beach-school-boards-decision-to-rehire-principal-after-holocaust-remarks The school board recently decided to rehire William Latson. In 2018, Latson sent an email to a parent, saying that as a district employee, he couldn’t say the Holocaust was a “factual, historical event.â€� Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:05:41 GMT /2020-10-21/florida-house-rep-condemns-palm-beach-school-boards-decision-to-rehire-principal-after-holocaust-remarks Wilkine Brutus /2020-09-22/back-in-class-after-six-months-elementary-teachers-in-palm-beach-county-share-their-experiences The Palm Beach County school district has taken the hybrid approach, allowing parents to decide whether to keep their children home for distance learning sessions or enter physical classrooms. Either way, teachers in the county have to simulatenously instruct students through both methods. Tue, 22 Sep 2020 19:30:19 GMT /2020-09-22/back-in-class-after-six-months-elementary-teachers-in-palm-beach-county-share-their-experiences Wilkine Brutus /2020-08-18/three-counties-nine-races-elections-could-reshape-south-florida-school-boards Four incumbent school board members in South Florida are fighting to keep their seats on Tuesday, and at least a third of the Miami-Dade County School Board will turn over this cycle. Tue, 18 Aug 2020 15:02:23 GMT /2020-08-18/three-counties-nine-races-elections-could-reshape-south-florida-school-boards Jessica Bakeman