A judge agreed Thursday to remove an electronic monitor from a second suspect in the Walker Middle School rape case in anticipation of the teenager's returning to public school. ...more

December 18, 2009

A judge today agreed to remove an electronic monitor from a second suspect in the Walker Middle School rape case in anticipation of the teenager returning to public school. ...more

December 17, 2009

A make-believe elephant, with bandages and a pinkish head wound, made some parents angry, but Ellie the elephant also got some hugs and at least one-high five from students leaving Mitchell Elementary School Tuesday afternoon. The bloodied "elephant" is part of a campaign by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to boycott circuses. The animal rights group Tuesday sent a press release announcing that Ellie would hand out a comic, "An Elephant's Life," and coloring book, "Animals Belong in the Jungle," to children and parents as school ended for the day. ...more

December 8, 2009

Bill and Melinda reportedly won't be here Thursday, but about 400 other people plan to attend a gala to celebrate Hillsborough County Public Schools $100 million grant. ...more

December 7, 2009

The mother of a Walker Middle student said school officials never told her that her son may have witnessed a sexual assault on his bus or that an officer interviewed him about it afterward. ...more

November 17, 2009

A Freedom High School science teacher has agreed to keep animals out of her classroom after nine dead gerbils were found there over the summer. ...more

November 14, 2009

One of five finalists has withdrawn from the $100 million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation education grant, a national competition the Hillsborough district is confident of winning. ...more

November 7, 2009

One of five finalists has withdrawn from the $100 million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation education grant, a national competition the Hillsborough district is confident of winning. ...more

November 6, 2009

A confirmed case of tuberculosis at Plant City High School has prompted health department officials to recommend testing of seven separate classes and all the lunch room personnel, school district spokeswoman Linda Cobbe said today. ...more

November 5, 2009

Four female Durant High students were affected by a chemical irritant sprayed by a student at a pep rally this afternoon, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

October 30, 2009