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learning environment

Kids 'R' Kids achieves accreditation

An area day care center was recently recognized for going above and beyond in its work with the community's children. ...more

November 4, 2009

Hear, Hear: School Bans Cell Phones

Well done, Learning Gate Community School. Adults acting like adults. ...more

March 4, 2009

Hear, Hear: School Bans Cell Phones

Well done, Learning Gate Community School. Adults acting like adults. ...more

March 4, 2009

Sometimes Zero Tolerance Can Provide A Valuable Lesson

For the most part, I'm not a zero-tolerance proponent. ...more

December 10, 2008

Zero Tolerance: When It Works

For the most part, I'm not a zero-tolerance proponent. ...more

December 10, 2008

Truancy Bill

The Children's Services Council will hold its meeting on Wednesday. One issue on the agenda will be a Truancy Bill Resolution. The Florida State Legislature passed the Bullying Bill this year after four long years of effort. This will be the third year of efforts to persuade the legislature to pass this companion Truancy Bill. The local Highlands County School Board has passed elements of its school regulations pertaining to bullying and truancy to more efficiently manage conduct on campus, but it is the state law and regulations which need to be updated for all 67 counties, to ensure a safe and suitable environment for students to learn in our public schools. Truancy is one significant consequence of bullying. One only has to note the level and intensity of destructive and violent behavior by students on and off campus, in news reports, to know that our educational institutions are in peril. ...more

August 25, 2008