Columbus City Schools

Now that Columbus high schools are equipped with new high-tech weapons detection systems, district leaders are considering how they might also beef up security at elementary and middle schools.

The system is made by Evolv Technology. The company claims its devices can tell the difference between weapons and personal items, such as keys and cell phones.

District officials intend to name Columbus schools Chief of Transformation and Leadership Angela Chapman as the interim superintendent effective Jan.1, 2023.

Dr. Talisa Dixon has served as the district's superintendent/CEO for the past four years.

The changes starting after winter break mean nearly every student will have a new route, and likely a new driver and new pick-up and drop-off points.

Some students in Columbus have not been assigned a bus to take them to school and a couple of dozen students still don't have reliable bus pick-ups.

The Columbus Board of Education on Tuesday passed a resolution announcing its official opposition to an Ohio Board of Education resolution that targets new LGBTQ student protections from the Biden administration.

It's the third time in the last ten years that the rating system for Ohio schools and buildings has changed, with each change said to be a way of making the system of grading schools easier to understand.

During the first three days of classes for Columbus City Schools, half of the students failed to attend.

Columbus City Schools welcomed students back to in-person learning on Monday, one week after the start of a teachers' strike.