What to know about voting for renaming school with Confederate names in Duval County
Polling centers are run by the Duval County Supervisor of Elections and are open daily from 10 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.
Credit: Jerry McGovern Author: Florida Times-Union, Emily Bloch Published: 10:44 PM EDT May 6, 2021 Updated: 10:46 PM EDT May 6, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jaheim Bentley, a senior at Lee High School, took a detour during his school day last week at lunchtime. He submitted his vote in support of changing the school s name.
Bentley, who is a part of student government and is a member of the local I m A Star Foundation, where he mentors fifth and sixth-grade students, originally didn t plan on voting. But after thinking it through, he got into line early last Monday and said poll workers told him he was the first student to vote at the time.
Community members who live within the specific school zone
Each stakeholder group a person represents counts for one vote meaning a person who falls into more than one group category can vote as many times. For example, an alumnus who lives within the school s zone would be able to vote twice.
What should I bring?
Balloting is only being done in-person, so people who plan on voting need to come with proof that they fall into their stakeholder group.
According to Duval County Public Schools, staff and faculty should bring district-issued IDs, students should bring their student IDs, alumni should bring a picture ID as well as their school diploma or yearbook and community members need to bring proof of residence.
Northside Coalition, local students hold news conference to demand name changes of schools
The event is designed to influence the school board to rename some public schools that have Confederate ties.
Credit: WTLV Published: 8:07 AM EDT April 16, 2021 Updated: 9:59 AM EDT April 16, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Northside Coalition of Jacksonville and local students plan to host a news conference Friday morning ahead of the Jacksonville City Council and Duval County School Board joint meeting.
The event is designed to influence the school board to rename some public schools that have Confederate ties.
Ben Frazier of the Northside Coalition says local state and national organizations have now endorsed the local effort to change the names of schools in Duval County that honor confederates.
The original names of both schools are automatically on the ballot in addition to the proposed names. Author: First Coast News Staff Published: 10:36 PM EDT April 6, 2021 Updated: 11:12 PM EDT April 6, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.
Editor s Note: The video is from a story that aired on March 15, 2021.
Duval County Public Schools announced the list of proposed names for both Jean Ribault High School and Robert E. Lee High School.
The proposed names for Ribault High School are:
Northside High School
Avondale High School
Robert E. Lee High School
The original names for the schools are always listed on the ballot whenever there is a vote to change the name of a school, according to the district.
Open enrollment for Martin County schools start Monday
Controlled Open Enrollment begins Monday and in the Martin County School District, there are more options for parents to choose from.
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MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. â Controlled Open Enrollment begins Monday and in the Martin County School District, there are more options for parents to choose from.
Controlled Open Enrollment is for out-of county-residents wishing to enroll their child in a school that has not reached capacity.
Parents of students from any school district in the state that are not subject to a current expulsion or suspension can apply for Controlled Open Enrollment to any public, or charter school, that has not reached capacity in the district. Parents must provide their own transportation for students. Those applications are due March 31.