Central Florida Students Kick Off 2026-27 School Year Across Counties
TL;DR
Hundreds of thousands of Central Florida students return to class as districts across Seminole, Brevard, Osceola, and Volusia begin the new school year. Seminole County welcomes more than 55,000 students and debuts community-school partnerships at Midway Elementary while Crooms Academy marks its 100th anniversary. In Brevard, 25 bus drivers perform pre-inspection checks, and families in Volusia and Osceola celebrate the first day of a 180-day school year and positive starts to the term.
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