By John Estridge No mask mandate. Franklin County Community School Corporation Board of Trustees had a special meeting Monday night, August 23. The meeting was supposed to be a nice event, a tour of the new music addition and the new upgrades at other parts of Franklin County High School. That was postponed. The topic …
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No mask mandate for FCCSC schools
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Mandatory masks may be in FCCSC students’ near future
By John Estridge Franklin County Community School Corporation Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Monday afternoon, August 23. First on the school board’s 5:30 p.m. agenda is “discussion on COVID-19 procedures.” That could be a discussion about making masks mandatory at the schools within the system. Or some other safety procedures could be …
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Snapchat threats, Snapchat photos of the threatening student with guns and a vicious unprovoked attack on a school bus lead Brookville Middle School parents to be in fear for their children
By John Estridge NOTE THE EVENT DID NOT HAPPEN AT MT. CARMEL SCHOOL. IT HAPPENED IN THE MT. CARMEL SCHOOL PARKING LOT, ACCORDING TO FCCSC SUPERINTENDENT TAMMY CHAVIS. SHE DID NOT SAY IN WHICH SCHOOL THIS IS OCCURRING. PARENTS HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME AND STATED THIS IS AT BROOKVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. STUDENT 1 WAS …
FCHS students to go back to pre-pandemic schedule; school board members offended they are accused of trying to hurt children
By John Estridge Franklin County High School students will return to their pre-pandemic schedule Thursday morning, February 11. The unanimous decision was made after a lengthy discussion during the public participation portion of the meeting and then again during the superintendent’s comments at the Monday, February 8, Franklin County Community School Corporation Board of Trustees’ …
Franklin County Middle School to go to fulltime in-person learning Monday, Feb. 1 while Franklin County High School remains on hybrid schedule
By John Estridge Franklin County Middle School will go back on Monday, February 1, to what was a normal, fulltime in-school schedule before the pandemic while Franklin County High School will remain on its current hybrid schedule at least until the next regularly scheduled school board meeting set for Monday evening, February 8. Those decisions …
FC Commissioners pass ordinance opening up county for broadband high-speed internet improvements
By John Estridge Franklin County Commissioners unanimously approve an Infrastructure Development Zone, opening up rural Franklin County to high-speed broadband internet at their meeting Tuesday morning, January 12. Their vote came after two residents voiced their opposition in the matter due to reduced taxes for the school system. Southeastern Indiana REMC sought a property tax …
FCCSC officials make report about positive test results within school corporation
Franklin County Community School Corporation officials are keeping parents and guardians of students in the school corporation informed on the ongoing pandemic. Franklin County High School students have been home since Monday, December 7, due to not having enough staff on hand to cover in-person classes. On Wednesday, December 9, the parents and guardians received …
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More COVID-19 fallout at FCCSC schools
By John Estridge COVID-19 cases have continued to increase in Franklin County leading to a red designation on the ISDH state map. Red is the worst designation regarding the pandemic. Cases in Franklin County have been in double figures every day. One Franklin County High School parent said her son, who is also a vocational …
FC Middle School teacher Misty Ferman is named FCCSC Educator of the Month
By John Estridge Franklin County Community School Corporation Superintendent Dr. Debbie Howell announced Misty Ferman, teacher at Franklin County Middle School, has been selected as November’s Educator of the Month. Ferman is in her 20th year of teaching for the FCCSC. She received her bachelor’s degree from Franklin College. She continued her education at Indiana …
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