Escambia Schools Superintendent Says Smooth First Day Sets High Bar for the Year Ahead
Escambia County Superintendent Keith Leonard says a smooth first day for the district's nearly 32,000 students sets the tone for the year ahead.
Mobile and Baldwin County News
Escambia County Superintendent Keith Leonard says a smooth first day for the district's nearly 32,000 students sets the tone for the year ahead.
Parents across North Escambia County, Florida submitted hundreds of first-day-of-school photos this week, continuing a popular annual community tradition.
Kindergarten students arrived at Flomaton Elementary School Monday morning, gathering in the cafeteria before heading to class as the new school year got underway.
A Fairhope grandmother rallied a group of bikers, including riders from outside the area, to support her 8th-grade granddaughter Bella as she returned to school after facing bullying.
The new Jubilee Elementary School welcomed about 700 students Wednesday as roughly 31,000 kids across Baldwin County returned to class for the first day of school.
More than 4,000 students returned to class in Escambia County, Alabama, as AC Moore Primary School and other campuses opened for the new year.
Mobile County Public School System welcomed back roughly 50,000 students across 90 schools for the first day of the 2026-27 year.
George Hall Elementary held its Meet the Teacher event Thursday under new principal Brandon George, part of a countywide push to ease students and parents into the 2026-27 school year.
Saraland City Schools' four campuses welcomed 3,400 students back on the first day of the 2026-27 school year, including 1,000 second through fifth graders at Saraland Elementary.
Mechanics at the Clarke County Board of Education's Grove Hill bus shop readied the district's fleet as Clarke County schools, Thomasville City Schools and Clarke Prep return for the 2026-27…