{"id":135386,"date":"2025-08-10T22:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T22:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/135386\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T22:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T22:11:09","slug":"backpacks-bells-and-bright-starts-duval-county-schools-begin-august-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/135386\/","title":{"rendered":"Backpacks, bells, and bright starts: Duval County Schools begin August 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The first day of school in Duval County is set for Monday, August 11, marking the start of another year of academic achievement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\">Parents are encouraged to prepare for the new school year by arriving early during the first week, as drop-off lines may be longer than expected. Additionally, updating the Duval Schools App is recommended to stay connected with teachers and receive important updates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\">Most high schools in the district will now dismiss at 1:45 p.m., a change that parents should note when planning their schedules. Parents can view their child\u2019s school schedules in the Focus system starting Monday, August 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\">For those requiring transportation, registration for bus services is available, and parents are reminded to update their contact information in the Family Portal to ensure they receive all necessary communications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\">For more tips, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duvalschools.org\/article\/2334218?fbclid=IwY2xjawMF6LJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFMZHRwR1NTZ29jVTFtSkhUAR6v0Pu1vnfAtEnKl7K30TvpEBNmgBGO8rYd-ElX2Lwkha860k7kOvzVDgDPwA_aem_PaC2fOVaacHxLca7ZrElfw\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.duvalschools.org\/article\/2334218?fbclid=IwY2xjawMF6LJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFMZHRwR1NTZ29jVTFtSkhUAR6v0Pu1vnfAtEnKl7K30TvpEBNmgBGO8rYd-ElX2Lwkha860k7kOvzVDgDPwA_aem_PaC2fOVaacHxLca7ZrElfw\"><b>here.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\"><b>[DOWNLOAD: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\"><b>[SIGN UP: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.actionnewsjax.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/b><\/a><b>] <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The first day of school in Duval County is set for Monday, August 11, marking&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":135387,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,56179,3188,723,7310,81631,1079,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-135386","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-duval-county-public-schools","10":"tag-fl","11":"tag-florida","12":"tag-jacksonville","13":"tag-school-start-time","14":"tag-sleep","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-united-states-of-america","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","19":"tag-us","20":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115006766043453887","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}