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Derek Barrs, Flagler County School Board Candidate District 3: The Live Interview

July 29, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Derek Barrs. (© FlaglerLive)

Derek Barrs is one of four candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 20 primary, facing Janie Ruddy  in District 3. School board elections are non-partisan races: all registered voters in Flagler County are eligible to cast a ballot in the two races–whether registered Democratic, Republican, Independent or from a minor party.

Janie Ruddy, Flagler County School Board Candidate District 3: The Live Interview Template

July 24, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Janie Ruddy. (© FlaglerLive)

Janie Ruddy is one of four candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 20 primary, facing Derek Barrs in District 3. The District 3 and District 5 seats are both open as incumbents Colleen Conklin and Cheryl Massaro have opted not to run again. School board elections are non-partisan races: all registered voters in Flagler County are eligible to cast a ballot in the two races–whether registered Democratic, Republican, Independent or from a minor party.

Vincent Sullivan, Flagler County School Board Candidate District 5: The Live Interview Template

July 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Vincent Sullivan. (© FlaglerLive)

Vincent Sullivan is one of four candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 20 primary, facing Lauren Ramirez  in District 5. School board elections are non-partisan races: all registered voters in Flagler County are eligible to cast a ballot in the two races–whether registered Democratic, Republican, Independent or from a minor party.

Lauren Ramirez, Flagler County School Board Candidate District 5: The Live Interview

July 22, 2024 | Cheryl Tristam | 2 Comments

Lauren Ramirez. (© FlaglerLive)

Lauren Ramirez is one of four candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 20 primary, facing Vincent Sullivan in District 5. School board elections are non-partisan races: all registered voters in Flagler County are eligible to cast a ballot in the two races–whether registered Democratic, Republican, Independent or from a minor party.

Courtney VandeBunte, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

October 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Courtney VandeBunte. (© FlaglerLive)

Courtney VandeBunte is in a runoff election for the open District 2 seat on the Flagler County School Board, facing Will Furry. All Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in the race.

Will Furry, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

October 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Will Furry. (© FlaglerLive)

Will Furry is in a runoff election for the open District 2 seat on the Flagler County School Board, facing Courtney VandeBunte. All Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Sally Hunt, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Sally Hunt. (© FlaglerLive)

Sally Hunt is challenging incumbent Jill Woolbright in the District 1 race for Flagler County School Board. They are among seven candidates running for three seats on the school board. 

Jill Woolbright, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Jill Woolbright. (© FlaglerLive)

Jill Woolbright is the incumbent candidate in the District 1 race for Flagler County School Board, running against Sally Hunt. Seven candidates are running for three school board seats.

Lance Alred, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

July 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Lance Alred. (© FlaglerLive)

Lance Alred is one of seven candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 23 primary election, one of three in the District 2 race. He faces Will Furry and Courtney VandeBunte. All Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Christy Chong, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

July 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Christy Chong. (Kirk Chong)

Christy Chong is one of seven candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 23 primary election, opposing incumbent Trevor Tucker. all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Trevor Tucker, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

July 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Trevor Tucker is one of seven candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 23 primary election. He is opposed by Christy Chong. All Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Carol Bacha (Mother Elizabeth), Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 11, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Carol Bacha, also known as Mother Elizabeth. (© FlaglerLive)

Carol Bacha, also known as Mother Elizabeth, is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 18 primary election. Bacha is running in District 3 against Paul Mucciolo and incumbent Colleen Conklin.

Colleen Conklin, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 8, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Colleen Conklin. (© FlaglerLive)

Colleen Conklin is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 18 primary election. Conklin, a five-term incumbent, is running in District 3 against Paul Mucciolo and Carol (Sister Elizabeth) Bacha.

Paul Mucciolo, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 7, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Paul Mucciolo. (© FlaglerLive)

Paul Mucciolo is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 18 primary election. Mucciolo is running in District 3 against incumbent Colleen Conklin and Carol Bacha, also known as Mother Elizabeth.

Vincent Lyon, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 5, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Vincent Lyon is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 18 primary election. Lyon is running in District 1  against Jill Woolbright.

Jill Woolbright, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 5, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Jill Woolbright. (© FlaglerLive) school board

Jill Woolbright is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 18 primary election. Woolbright is running in District 1  against Vincent Lyon.

Cheryl Massaro, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 3, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Cheryl Massaro is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 18 primary election. Massaro is running in District 5 against first-term incumbent Maria Barbosa.

Maria Barbosa, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 3, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Maria Barbosa. (© FlaglerLive)

Maria Barbosa is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 18 primary election. Barbosa is running in District 5 against Cheryl Massaro.

Parent Who Allegedly Threatened to Burn Down Bunnell Elementary Over Racism Faces Felony Charge–and Potential Hate Crime

November 14, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

The incident took place at Bunnell Elementary on Nov. 6. (© FlaglerLive)

A 23-year-old parent of two children at Bunnell Elementary accused school staff of being racist and was heard allegedly threatening to burn down the school. The sheriff’s office forwarded a felony charge to the State Attorney’s Office and recommended a more serious charge under the state’s hate-crime law.

Case of Student Arrested and Released After Allegedly Planning School Shooting Worries Safety Commission

October 15, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Safety commission Chairman Bob Gualtieri doesn't see what can be changed in law regarding written threats.

In early September, law enforcement officers arrested a 15-year-old student who they say scribbled in a notebook six pages of specific and well-researched strategies to carry out a mass shooting at Baker County High School.

Zero Tolerance For Threatening Students? Not Exactly: Flagler District Enacts More Reasoned Approach

October 2, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Threat-assessment teams on each of Flagler County's 10 school campuses mean that a law enforcement response to threats isn't always necessary. (© FlaglerLive)

Even though one law calls for zero tolerance regarding threats on campus, another requires local districts to use a “threat assessment tool” that opposes zero tolerance and applies more careful, less drastic responses to students or anyone making threats.

Stop Criminalizing Children in the Name of School Security

August 18, 2019 | Pierre Tristam | 30 Comments

The rash of zero-tolerance felony arrests of children that the Flagler school district experienced last year unjustly makes examples of adolescents in the name of a security establishment focusing on the wrong threats across the state.

Rumored Threat of Retaliation For Curtis Gray Killing ‘Unfounded’ as Security Is Beefed Up at FPC

April 17, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The unfounded rumor about possible retaliation related to the shooting death of 18-year-old FPC student Curtis Gray reflects continuing concern by law enforcement and the school district over further consequences from the shooting.

DeSantis Backs More Money for Armed Staffers in Schools, But Also More Flexibility in District Spending

February 2, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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DeSantis is proposing renewing nearly $100 million in school security funds but wants school districts to have more choice in how they spend the money.

Paul Anderson, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Paul Anderson is one of five candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 28 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Trevor Tucker, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Trevor Tucker is one of five candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 28 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Carl Jones, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Carl Jones is one of five candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 28 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

John Fischer, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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John Fischer is one of five candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 28 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Janet McDonald, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Janet McDonald is one of five candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 28 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Middle and High School Students Can Rejoice: ID Cards May Be Carried Through Cell Phone

May 17, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The Flagler School Board is set to approve a rule change in June that would allow students no longer to have to wear their ID badges, and to show them through their cell phone if requested, come the 2017-18 school year.

As Florida Bans Use of Biometric IDs in Schools, Other States Scale Back on Big Brother

November 2, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Laws cracking down on student-tracking technology reflect a growing sense of unease among parents over how biometrics are being used, what student data is being collected and stored and what security protects the information.

All Flagler Elementary Schools Will Have School Cops This Year, Even as SRD Total Won’t Change

July 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

The Flagler School district approved a plan that spreads its five full-time School Resource Deputies between 11 schools, reducing FPC’s cops to one full-timer, with the other dividing time between three elementary schools, and cops at two middle schools covering an elementary school each.

Flagler District Shelves School-Cop Posting in All Elementaries, Reverting to Previous Plan

July 10, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Not expecting another case of a parent privately paying for a school cop, the Flagler County School Board Tuesday evening gave its approval to the district’s new contract with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office to provide six school resource deputies at high and middle schools only, and seven crossing guards, for the duration of the school year.

Flagler Tea Party Spreads False and Misleading Claims as It Declares Against School Tax

May 31, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 77 Comments

The Tea Party’s opposition to the referendum is based on flawed, misleading or outright false information, which the school district has been at pains to counter or correct. The fate of the June 7 referendum may hinge on the district’s success—or failure—in that counter-offensive.

Property Appraiser Gardner: Correcting the Record on School Taxes and the Referendum

May 29, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 48 Comments

In an endorsement of the half-mill school tax levy, Flagler County Property Appraiser James Gardner responds to claims that the school district has “continually increased our taxes. Based upon factual information, this is simply not true.” He shows why.

Sheriff Manfre Declares in Favor of June 7 School Tax Referendum

May 20, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Citing the benefits of a longer school day and deputies in elementary schools, Flagler County Sheriff Jim Manfre issued a statement Monday afternoon in support of the June 7 tax referendum proposing to increase property taxes to support programs in the school district.

Flagler’s School Tax Referendum: An Opposing View

May 15, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

Adding to a growing debate over the June 7 Flagler County School Board tax referendum, Brad West argues against the levy, saying the district taxes constituents enough as it is, while the “cup-of-coffee-per-month” argument is a more expensive proposition than the board claims.

Ending 3rd Budget Drag-Out in 8 Days, School Board Settles on $1.8 Million in Cuts

May 14, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

After 13 hours of at times harrowing debate, the Flagler County School Board by Tuesday evening settled on $1.8 million in cuts, sparing most programs but not Everest alternative school. The cuts will be restored should voters approve a tax referendum on June 7.

Andy Dance: Why I Will Vote “Yes” On the School Tax Referendum

May 14, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 37 Comments

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“I will vote for the half mill, and I ask those that are on the fence or are leaning “no” to reconsider,” writes Andy Dance, the Flagler County School Board chairman, who has himself reconsidered his earlier opposition to the full .50-mill tax referendum. He explains why.

School Board Chairman’s Q&A on Flagler District’s 0.5-Mil Tax Referendum on June 7

May 14, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Flagler County School Board Chairman Andy Dance has been taking and answering questions on the referendum, on June 7, proposing to raise property taxes modestly to ensure the continuation of certain academic programs. The full Q&A is published here.

Closing Schools a Possibility With or Without Referendum as District Closes Budget Gap

May 9, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

The Flagler County School Board found the $1.8 million in cuts it needed to balance its books Thursday, but was also told that closing Indian Trails Middle, Wadsworth Elementary or Old Kings Elementary may become necessary by 2014-15 if enrollment declines persist.

Flagler School District Hones Its Sales Pitch for New Tax Ahead of June 7 Referendum

April 22, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

The Flagler school district is campaigning for the June 7 referendum on a new property tax for schools with a “You Decide” approach that emphasizes restoring time to the school day and reinforcing school security in spite of cuts in state funding.

As County Ratifies School Levy Referendum, Elections Supervisor Lines Up Concerns

March 18, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Weeks, who expects a very low turn-out, is not planning on having an early-voting site for the June 7 special election, which falls on a Friday. The election may cost upwards of $100,000. The commission voted 5-0 to place the initiative on the ballot.

Risks, Cautions, But Mostly Needs as Flagler School Board Readies for Tax Referendum

March 12, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

The Flagler County School Board Tuesday evening will approve going to a tax referendum in June, asking voters to increase their property taxes modestly to preserve programs and add security in schools, but the proposal doesn’t have the unanimity two similar proposals had in the last three years.

Flagler School District Will Propose New Tax, Citing Costly Security Needs and Programs

March 5, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

The school board voted 4-1 to ask voters to approve doubling an existing critical-needs levy, to 50 cents per $1,000 in assessed property value–a decision Board Chairman Andy Dance opposed for being too large, citing “school-funding fatigue” among voters.

Lawmakers Considering Arming Teachers and Adding Warning Shots to Stand Your Ground

March 3, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Florida’s self defense law would say people can fire warning shots to fend off attackers without fear of prosecution and teachers would be able to pack heat on campus under bills now before legislators.

Flagler School Board Approves Posting Cops at All Elementary Schools Through Year’s End

February 5, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

The doubling of cops to cover all of Flagler County’s 11 public schools would bring the total school-cop program cost to between $1 million and $1.2 million. The district’s share would be less than half, but would still require dipping into savings–or cutting programs–because the district has no money budgeted for additional security.

School Security’s Buy-A-Cop Delusions

February 3, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

The Flagler County School board this week will debate adoption of a new security plan that includes adding armed cops in elementary schools. The approach would be costly, ineffective, and more emotional than intelligent. Smarter approaches–and far greater priorities–abound.

Lt. Steve Cole Will Be Sheriff’s Point Man On Growing School Cops and Victims’ Beats

January 30, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Cole’s appointment might have been routine in any other year. But the use of school resource officers is the leading issue for the Flagler County School Board in the wake of the Newtwon school shooting, and ahead of a Feb. 5 meeting on the school district’s revamped security plans.

With Stern Words on Process, Flagler School Board Ratifies Private Hire of Cop at Old Kings

January 22, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Board members Sue Dickinson and Colleen Conklin raised issues with the preferential message the private-pay guard at Old Kings Elementary may send to other schools, and the way the decision was made without the board’s knowledge. Three board members had no issue with the process. All five welcomed the check.

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