Tuscaloosa Police officers were at two local schools in force Monday morning to ensure safety after they got a tip on Instagram about the threat of a potential school shooting.
Tony Humphries, the only challenger contesting a seat on the Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education next month, said he has spent the last several years inside of classrooms, seeing children's needs firsthand.
Police in Tuscaloosa have arrested a bus driver for Tuscaloosa City Schools after they allegedly discovered video evidence of him assaulting a teenage girl with special needs.
The executive director of an important local nonprofit agency will seek a second term on the Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education, she confirmed on Monday.
Academic achievement is improving across the board in Tuscaloosa City Schools, according to record-high scores on state report cards recently released by the Alabama Department of Education.
The potentially dangerous and highly contagious whooping cough has been reported in Tuscaloosa-area schools this month amid a rapid increase of cases statewide.
Tuscaloosa City Schools is, for the first time, requesting proposals as they aim to create "a diverse portfolio of high-quality public charter schools."