The Indian River School District will have a referendum Thursday, March 20, five days after Smyrna has theirs. Those are the only two districts having a referendum this year, compared to last year when six of the 19 school districts had one, which was the highest in 14 years. READ: Why Delaware is having the most school referendums in 14 …
The nationwide educator shortage has been a thorn in the side of schools, but the burden is easing in the First State. Delaware’s public schools have 259 vacant staff positions (2.5% of the total educator workforce), a 52% decrease compared to the previous hiring season. Delaware has more than 10,000 instructional and non-instructional workers. However, not all openings are …
Indian River School District is the latest in Delaware to invest thousands – almost $50,000 for itself – in equipment to ensure student safety. The district is purchasing two weapon detection systems, one for each high school: Sussex Central High School and Indian River High School. Each costs about $24,000. “It is imperative that we ensure the safety of students, …
The Indian River School District Board of Education on Thursday voted to uphold the termination of a school principal enmeshed in a scandal involving a video image of a student’s breast. In its private executive meeting Thursday night, the district board voted to uphold its firing of Bradley Layfield, former principal at Sussex Central High School. In response, Layfield’s lawyer, …
