The Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education has voted unanimously to sue the state of Alabama over how online sales tax is collected and distributed.
TCS is in a hiring push between academic years, looking to add teachers, bus drivers and child nutrition staff before classes start in August. A system spokesperson said they currently have more than 40 open positions.
Children under the age of 18 can get free meals at participating Tuscaloosa City Schools this month, regardless of their affiliation with any school in the system.
Two schools in Tuscaloosa and one in Northport received high honors this week as they were named National Schools of Character - a title bestowed upon fewer than 75 schools in the United States this year.
All students graduating from city schools in Tuscaloosa will have to meet new requirements focused on demonstrating readiness for life after high school, a district spokesperson announced Tuesday.
TCS Elementary students will no longer be allowed to bring cell phones on campus, and older children will have to turn theirs over during the day to comply with pending state legislation.
The superintendent of the Tuscaloosa City Schools System will retire at the end of the next academic year with the blessing of the Board of Education, they announced on Wednesday.