Pinellas County Schools

School board members said they will discuss closure plans again during an Oct. 6 workshop before the final vote on Oct. 13.

Parents believe the closures and mergers will create cramped classrooms and displace teachers, students, and staff.

Candidates in Districts 2, 3 and 6 discuss the challenges facing Pinellas County schools and their possible solutions.

The district has not yet released the full policy language. Still, officials say it establishes expectations for students who ride electric bikes and scooters to school while clarifying where the devices may be stored on campus.

The pilot program will end on Friday. It comes after delays at one of the two schools left students waiting in a parking lot.

Palm Harbor University High School faced significant entry lines at at least one of its checkpoints during the first two days of testing, leaving some students standing in the rain.

The pilot program began Tuesday and will continue through May 29.

Administrators give weekly campus tours to parents.

"Live & Local" jumps into four controversial issues: school closures in Pinellas, war planning at MacDill, the new teen curfew in Palmetto and treatment gaps for maternal mental health.

The Pinellas County School Board unanimously approved a series of proposals at Tuesday’s meeting to address declining enrollment and growing costs.

Students who play middle and high school sports will have to pay $50 per sport.

Florida Education officials cautioned districts against supporting protests, some of which occurred during school hours. A legal expert says students may face discipline, but it cannot be based on ideology.