I know this will add to traffic, but the safety issue comes first.

It's a matter of choice. But there's no substitute for being in class. Just as they have to spend a certain amount of time on the waves to attain a necessary level of skill, they also have to spend enough time in the classroom to attain a high level of knowledge. Sure, some people have succeeded in life without a proper education, but those are few and far between.

Everyone is innocent until proven guilty, so we can't go out and make a claim against an individual without having those charges being filed.

It's a tribute to the young lady who told her mother and the mother who told the principal. We followed all the procedures.

We're not in as dire a situation as Orange or Seminole counties. We learned from last year's hurricanes to have as much fuel on hand as possible.

We have gridlock in the Port St. John area and also in portions of Palm Bay.

We are working on time and school will be open in August.

We want to avoid accidents such as this one.

He was very upset. When he was dropped off at school he left campus. Later he ran back to the office area and the administrators called a code red so he couldn't get into the classrooms. He told them that he wanted to destroy the school.

Losing two students is a shock to the school and to the school community.