Palm Beach County Public Schools

The Palm Beach County school board came to an informal agreement to build a new high school in Riviera Beach — a plan that supporters and community advocates say is long overdue.

Palm Beach County school officials are making their case to state lawmakers for next year's legislative session — requesting to ensure that "all state standards are factual and historically accurate." They also seek more flexibility when it comes to disciplining students who carry weapons for self defense.

Palm Beach County's Haitian Creole dual language program is small but growing. It's one of just a few school districts across the country to immerse students in the mother language of the world's first Black republic.

The group inSIGHT Through Education is on track to substantially increase its grants to the School District of Palm Beach County this year. The organization says donations have been pouring in, at a time when hate crimes across the U.S. are on the rise.

A Palm Beach County parent is suing the school board, alleging that some of his son's teachers displayed LGBTQ pride flags in the classroom, which he claims violates his rights. An attorney for the district wants the claims dismissed.

Local school district policies aimed at safeguarding the privacy rights and wellbeing of LGBTQ students are under fire from the Florida Department of Education. Districts are rolling back the local rules, which state officials say may violate new state laws.

Diana Fedderman is a career educator in the Palm Beach County school district, but says she's "unabashedly vocal about her progressive political views" in her private life. She believes her political statements cost her her job at the district and now she's suing.

Unlike in other South Florida school districts, incumbents on the Palm Beach County School Board successfully fended off challengers from "parental rights" activists this election cycle.

Longtime Palm Beach County School Board Member Marcia Andrews ran unopposed last cycle. But not this year — she's in a runoff against parental rights activist Jen Showalter, who was galvanized by pandemic politics.

For years the Florida High School Athletic Association required students to disclose detailed health information in order to play on a team. After outcry from parents, Palm Beach County school board members are asking the FHSAA to revise their procedures.

Multiple schools in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties went into lockdown on Tuesday, after apparent hoax 'swatting' calls, including false reports of school shooters. NPR has tracked a string of similar calls across the country in recent weeks, which some experts believe are part of a coordinated effort.

In a post-Roe v Wade world, the move of student athlete health information online has led to an outcry over reproductive privacy. WLRN spoke with the Palm Beach Post's Katherine Kokal, who reported on the story.