LISTEN: Child abuse and neglect charges brought against three Silver Sands employees
FORT WALTON BEACH — Formal charges of child abuse and child neglect have been brought against three Silver Sands employees who were ar...
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OCSD Scandal
Listen to audio collected as the Northwest Florida Daily News investigates allegations against the Okaloosa County School District
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18 episodes
LISTEN: Former school superintendent Mary Beth Jackson challenges suspension
Five days after being suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Okaloosa County Superintendent of Schools Mary Beth Jackson on Wednesday requested a f...
LISTEN: Newly appointed Superintendent Marcus Chambers
Marcus Chambers was named the acting superintendent of the Okaloosa County School District following the suspension of Mary Beth Jackson by...
LISTEN: State Attorney Bill Eddins on superintendent suspension
State Attorney 1st Circuit. William " Bill " Eddins speaks with Daily News reporter Tom McLaughlin on the suspension of Mary Beth Jackson by...
State Attorney files charge against Henry Kelley
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GRAND JURY REPORT: Rodney Walker, School board member gives his thoughts on the report
Rodney Walker, Rodney Walker, school board member sits down with Heather Osbourne and discusses what he thinks about the grand jury report.
GRAND JURY REPORT: Bill Eddins, First Judicial Circuit State Attorney
Listen to an interview between reporter Tom McLaughlin and Bill Eddins, First Judicial Circuit State Attorney on the grand jury findings rel...
LISTEN: Did Mary Beth Jackson read the report?
Listen to audio from a September school board meeting where Mary Beth Jackson seems to contradict herself about whether she saw the investig...
SCANDAL OCSD: Stacie Smith resigns
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OCSD SCANDAL: Stacie Smith arrested - Interview with State Attorney Bill Eddins
Listen to an interview between Daily News reporter Tom McLaughlin at State Attorney Bill Eddins.
Scandal OCSD - Introduction
Since the summer of 2017 The Northwest Florida Daily News has reported over 50 stories involving the Okaloosa County School District. The st...
UPDATE (11.06.17): Okaloosa School District investigations
Reporter Tom Mclaughlin gives an update into the cases being investigated involving the district .
UPDATE: Okaloosa County School District alleged abuse case
Reporters Heather Osbourne and Tom McLaughlin talk about the latest information uncovered related to the alleged child abuse at Kenwood Elem...
CHILD ABUSE UPDATE: Mary Beth Jackson to give prepared statement
Reporters Tom McLaughlin and Heather Osbourne give the latest information on the case involving alleged child abuse at an Okaloosa County Sc...
PART 2— 'I'm not going to be a scapegoat' - Arden Farley tells his side of the story
You are about to listen to a second interview with Arden Farley who was charged failing to report suspected child abuse while doing an inves...
PART 1— "I'm not going to be a scapegoat" — Arden Farley tells his side of the story
Two Okaloosa County School District employees have been suspended and banned from school district property following their arrest Wednesday...
ABUSE UPDATE: Reporter Heather Osbourne reports the latest on alleged abuse at school
Arrests have been made in a case invlving alleged abuse by a teacher at Kenwood Elementary School. Northwest Florida Daily News reporter Hea...
School Board Meeting: Christine Newcomer speaks about abuse
A mother of a Kenwood Elementary School student told the Okaloosa County School Board on Monday that parents should be notified when a teach...