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First day of school for Central Florida schools
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Watch WESH 2 New’s Sunrise team go back to school LIVE in the player above.It’s the start of a new school year for many students across Central Florida. WESH 2 is bringing coverage with teams across the region, ready to report on everything from students returning to school to traffic updates and more.Public school students in Brevard, Flagler, Lake, Marion, Osceola, Orange, Polk, Seminole and Volusia counties are all expected back in school on Monday, August 12. Sumter County Public Schools return on Wednesday, August 14.If you or your students haven’t been preparing for the school-year routine, we have some tips on ways to get back into the swing of things with school schedules and homework.Anybody driving in school zones should be extra vigilant on the roads when students may be present and following posted speed limits. Law enforcement officers and school zone crossing guards will be out near many Central Florida schools to help ensure students’ safety.As a reminder, it is illegal to pass a school bus in Florida. Osceola County is part of a pilot program to install cameras on the outside of school buses to record and fine drivers who pass illegally.A number of school zones, including Leesburg and Eustis schools, have new speed enforcement cameras. The city of Orlando is pushing for school zone speed enforcement cameras, but they won’t be installed until 2025 at the earliest.Students looking to coast by using AI-generated text for homework responses from software like ChatGPT will face an uphill battle in Seminole and Volusia County schools. Both districts implemented new rules and guidelines around AI and plagiarism.Volusia County Public Schools passed a random search policy ahead of the upcoming school year. This will allow random searches via metal detectors of anyone entering the school or school events. One member of the school board voted against it, citing concerns over the language of the policy as it was proposed. There are a wide variety of discounts and deals college students can find online, like big savings on Amazon Prime and Adobe Creative Cloud software.WESH 2 spoke with the superintendents of Orange County Public Schools, Osceola County Public Schools and Brevard County Public Schools and Seminole County Public Schools about preparing for the new school year.
Watch WESH 2 New’s Sunrise team go back to school LIVE in the player above.
It’s the start of a new school year for many students across Central Florida. WESH 2 is bringing coverage with teams across the region, ready to report on everything from students returning to school to traffic updates and more.
Public school students in Brevard, Flagler, Lake, Marion, Osceola, Orange, Polk, Seminole and Volusia counties are all expected back in school on Monday, August 12. Sumter County Public Schools return on Wednesday, August 14.
If you or your students haven’t been preparing for the school-year routine, we have some tips on ways to get back into the swing of things with school schedules and homework.
Anybody driving in school zones should be extra vigilant on the roads when students may be present and following posted speed limits. Law enforcement officers and school zone crossing guards will be out near many Central Florida schools to help ensure students’ safety.
As a reminder, it is illegal to pass a school bus in Florida. Osceola County is part of a pilot program to install cameras on the outside of school buses to record and fine drivers who pass illegally.
A number of school zones, including Leesburg and Eustis schools, have new speed enforcement cameras. The city of Orlando is pushing for school zone speed enforcement cameras, but they won’t be installed until 2025 at the earliest.
Students looking to coast by using AI-generated text for homework responses from software like ChatGPT will face an uphill battle in Seminole and Volusia County schools. Both districts implemented new rules and guidelines around AI and plagiarism.
Volusia County Public Schools passed a random search policy ahead of the upcoming school year. This will allow random searches via metal detectors of anyone entering the school or school events. One member of the school board voted against it, citing concerns over the language of the policy as it was proposed.
There are a wide variety of discounts and deals college students can find online, like big savings on Amazon Prime and Adobe Creative Cloud software.
WESH 2 spoke with the superintendents of Orange County Public Schools, Osceola County Public Schools and Brevard County Public Schools and Seminole County Public Schools about preparing for the new school year.
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