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Greg Blackman told the board he is \"honored to serve as interim assistant principal at Tate\" and noted he has worked in the district for more than three decades. The board also welcomed Holly Shumpert, who the superintendent said had been approved previously and was introduced in person as the new International Baccalaureate coordinator at Pensacola High School. Shumpert described her background in Title I work and said she was \"grateful for the opportunity to serve our students and families and work alongside the outstanding faculty at Pensacola High School to lead the IB program.\"

Separately, the board appointed Miss Lane as director of internal audit and received brief remarks. Lane said the role is not solely about oversight but about \"building trust, driving improvement and helping our district operate more efficiently and ethically.\" The appointment to the internal-audit position was approved by the board on a recorded vote.

Each appointment introduced or approved at the meeting was presented as an administrative item; recorded votes where noted carried, and the board had no additional amendments or conditions recorded at the time the appointees spoke. The superintendent and board members praised the appointees and thanked them for their service.

The board did not record operational timelines for transitions, such as the start date for interim duties at Tate or a timeline for internal-audit work, during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular School Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The board introduced and/or approved a series of personnel changes at the July meeting: Greg Blackman as interim assistant principal at Tate High School, Holly Shumpert as Pensacola High School IB coordinator (previously approved), and Miss Lane as director of internal audit (approved).","taxTitle","Escambia, School Districts, Florida","taxId",15600,"location","Florida","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6167040,"Escambia school board adopts 2025–26 elementary and secondary codes of conduct unanimously",46,2770000,2816000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5412821-ce43a0ccfa6392f4f450f77320e1632b&start=2770&end=2816","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5412821-ce43a0ccfa6392f4f450f77320e1632b/thumbnail_2770000.jpg","/articles/6167040/Florida/Escambia-school-board-adopts-202526-elementary-and-secondary-codes-of-conduct-unanimously","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6167040-343aaad60146f52799e7b537985be513/orig.mp4?Expires=1771013030&Signature=IyeUAwk7FObbmYbizSeIhvy0ecII6d0~DVUm2kyCsk7AbLCUcYLtI-yEWB1SppIJtsg2vCFcIbD1yRcn3FxxB1KbE40aExLONphFksGtMpOLh0LVmg9ttOOpug-pJkalPs752WtnDBBU4AGg7okSbo2Hf00gZkBHkid1bGh-~JtiB4MdG7scOEDhxswaJuF4IBj3AjkYwcP3VsPxPSuzmRdLLbE-thteaJRj2b1NLU3mWB3VfvJ3JaYFjmzhvqnaE8MxQLoUHnALepF6oSPXf25sImk5RYHYW7tWQRzOHYjdiXoNOBpQjubKurD0fUviWAKr5-SzbEyTc8ntziCcGw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Escambia County School Board unanimously approved the district’s 2025–26 secondary and elementary codes of conduct at its July 2025 meeting. Both items were taken as public hearing items, were moved and seconded, and carried 5–0 with no recorded discussion from board members.

The secondary code of conduct was presented first under the public hearing items and was approved after a motion and second. The board then considered the elementary code of conduct and approved it by the same 5–0 margin. No amendments or stipulations were recorded on either item during the meeting.

Board members did not engage in substantive floor discussion or ask staff for immediate revisions during the votes recorded in the meeting. The items were presented in the public-hearing portion of the agenda; no public speakers addressed these specific code items during the hearing as recorded in the transcript.

The approvals complete the board’s formal action to adopt the district-wide codes of conduct for the upcoming school year; implementation details such as staff training or student notification were not announced at the meeting.","The board approved the 2025–26 secondary and elementary codes of conduct during a public hearing, voting 5–0 on both items with no discussion recorded.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6167045,"Escambia County School Board approves removal of listed media-center materials after public comment",31,3115000,3146000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5412821-ce43a0ccfa6392f4f450f77320e1632b&start=3115&end=3146","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5412821-ce43a0ccfa6392f4f450f77320e1632b/thumbnail_3115000.jpg","/articles/6167045/Florida/Escambia-County-School-Board-approves-removal-of-listed-media-center-materials-after-public-comment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6167045-a7535dece868824e4687eea0605ebb93/orig.mp4?Expires=1771013030&Signature=hUjsKR~IQgpJqBytAy773G9syIsZruTQQQJKd5z54ToWlI4Pz9azGRdtDZpdOVbQHQ2Nr4z63zha9NXah2HpPZlOAPziT8qgb05TwLgAfjx0l~Nl3J2FOHlJIGtQf9Nld4y5TvuKMD7CaCwGBEi3NGR3Cc8uvk~iaTEG8UIWYsj-XlF4056bsHKsLHwJXelxc3vvOBxNafHar67I1~fYeSBjJVfE0Gd2JN88T40RIiLlaKgKqgAqN3zWR9GzJRvBA8nrP7LAil1zycPuI7S~PjL8beSlX4IuK5A-IZOgPWkR9QCcaoS7KYRnToifs0LVbpH3pKd-PrKsdzSkRTY3Hw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Escambia County School Board members voted 5–0 at their July 2025 meeting to approve the superintendent’s recommendation to remove specified media-center materials from district libraries. The board approved the motion after it was moved and seconded with no discussion by members on the floor.

The decision followed an extended public forum in which several residents urged the board either to remove more titles or to review books individually before removing them. \"Read the book before you make a decision as to whether remove it,\" said John Mays, a resident and licensed Florida attorney who identified himself during public comment. Mays told the board he was concerned about relying solely on a list produced by the Florida Department of Education and urged local review.

Other public commenters expressed opposing views. \"Kudos to you for your motion last month that got rid of those 409 books on the Florida DOE book removal list,\" said Rich Holznik, who said he supported earlier district action to remove items identified on the state list. Linda Fossil, another resident commenter, said removing more than 400 titles would be \"devastating for all members of the school community\" and argued that the state list has inconsistencies between school-level and district-level removals.

Speakers repeatedly referenced the Florida Department of Education book removal list and state guidance from the commissioner of education and the attorney general. One public commenter cited a recent legal settlement involving Equality Florida and said that settlement clarified that classroom-instruction limits do not necessarily apply to library books; another urged the board to apply Florida statutes to library collections as well as classrooms.

The formal action on the agenda was recorded as \"Media Center materials for removal\" and carried on a 5–0 vote. The board did not record amendments or conditions on the removal motion during the meeting. The motion was presented under items from the superintendent and went to a vote without additional board discussion.

The public comments and references to state materials indicate continued local debate about how the district should interpret and apply state guidance on library collections. Members of the public mentioned other Florida districts by name — including Hillsborough, Volusia and Manatee counties — when describing how other districts have handled the state list.

The board did not record any specific legal analysis or a timeline for when removed titles would be withdrawn from library shelves during the meeting. District staff and board members were not recorded providing a line-item list during public comment; the superintendent’s recommendation was approved as presented.

Documents and statements cited during public comment included the Florida Department of Education book removal list, references to Florida statutes and guidance from the state commissioner of education and the attorney general. Several speakers urged the board to adopt a local review process rather than rely solely on state-provided lists.

The board’s approval resolves the immediate procedural step to remove the listed materials; further steps — such as whether any titles will be retained at specific schools, will be \"aged up,\" or returned after local review — were not announced at the meeting.","At its July 2025 meeting, the Escambia County School Board voted 5–0 to approve the superintendent's recommendation to remove a set of media-center materials; public commenters urged board review or criticized the state-provided removal list.","actionData","errors"]

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Escambia board confirms personnel moves, introduces interim Tate assistant principal and new IB coordinator; names director of internal audit

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Escambia County School Board approves removal of listed media-center materials after public comment