Jessie Thompson, a Volusia County School member who stepped down as chair, vowed all students must graduate with skills and knowledge to succeed.

Jessie Thompson, chair of the Volusia County School Board, is stepping down from her leadership role after facing backlash for criticizing students in her district.

A Volusia County school bus full of middle school students was evacuated on Friday morning after officials say a child on board made a false bomb threat. According to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office,

It is not known exactly why Jessie Thompson is stepping down as school board chair, but Thompson came under fire in December after Deltona’s mayor shared a video of Thompson’s remarks at a Moms for Liberty Summit last August.

A Volusia County school bus was forced to stop Friday morning when a student falsely claimed there was a bomb onboard. The Deltona Middle School student was arrested. A Deltona Middle School student brought a bus on its way to school to a stop Friday morning when he said there was a bomb on the vehicle,

An 11-year-old boy, Aiden Brown, is facing criminal charges after falsely claiming another student had a bomb on a school bus in Deltona this morning, prompting a major law enforcement response. Aiden’s alarming shout on the bus set off a chain reaction,