Forget the lanyards, notes! New app works as digital hall pass in Seminole County schools

Some schools in Seminole County are switching to an app called Minga. It works as a digital ID, a timed hall pass, an event notification service, and more, and it’s garnered some mixed reactions from parents and students.

Central Florida schools warn about new 'Saturn' app

Seminole County Schools were the first in our area to tell parents to watch out for the Saturn app. Some local school districts have blocked access to it on their networks.

Mixed reactions over new policy requiring permission slips to use students' nicknames

School districts across Central Florida are requiring parents to sign a permission slip if they want their kids' nickname or preferred name to be used in class.

FL parents get rowdy over yearbook • FL man stabbed roommate with scissors • Horse rescued from swimming pool

A Palm Coast man was arrested for stabbing his roommate with a pair of scissors, a horse had to be rescued after falling into a swimming pool, a bear was captured on video strolling outside a Publix supermarket in Florida, a fugitive suspect in a 1984 Florida killing was arrested in California, and a small group of parents argued at a Seminole County School Board meeting over a controversial yearbook: Here's FOX 35's Week in Review. 

Speakers argue over high school yearbook in rowdy Seminole County School Board meeting

The debate over Lyman High School’s yearbook seemed settled. A small group of parents protested two pages in the book that discussed LBGTQ life and vocabulary. In response, the Seminole County School Board offered to refund those parents or give them versions of the yearbook reprinted to not include those two pages.

Lake Mary High School addressing 'bad behavior' on campus

Lake Mary High School has recently seen a number of high-profile violent incidents. Administrators said the bad behavior there is a reflection of bad behavior across the state and country.

Seminole County's school bus app issues show improvement on second day of classes

Busing kids to school saw a big improvement in Seminole County on day two.  On Wednesday, buses were running but the new Ride 360 app had parents confused about if the bus was ever coming.

Frustrated Seminole County parents scramble for school bus information

Two days before the start of the 2022-23 school year in Seminole County and parents are having issues accessing bus route information for their children in the district.