The Volusia County School Board started 2025 by reinstalling its board chair from 2023 and 2024 following the short-lived ...

Embattled Volusia County School Board member Jessie Thompson said Wednesday she will not resign from the board after a vow by ...

Note: This story was revised to correct board member Jessie Thompson's vote on vice chair. In its first meeting of 2025, the Volusia County School Board's first order of business was selecting a ...

Volusia County School Board member Jessie Thompson, right, listens to Superintendent Carmen Balgobin at an event at Tomoka Elementary School in Ormond Beach last November. Thompson has resigned as ...

After comparing Deltona High School diplomas to 'participation trophies,' a Volusia County School Board member has relinquished her role as chair.

Volusia County School Board Chairwoman Jessie Thompson stepped down after criticizing district students in a public panel. Thompson's remarks, including not trusting some students to fill her gas tank ...

Jessie Thompson says she resigned as Volusia County School Board chair after much prayer, but intends to continue as a board member to support students and represent "teachers and parents who feel ...

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

Volusia County School Board member Jessie Thompson has resigned as the board's chair. Thompson previously apologized for controversial remarks she made at an August Moms for Liberty conference in ...

Embattled Volusia County School Board member Jessie Thompson said Wednesday she will not resign from the board after a vow by the local Moms for Liberty chair to seek her removal by other means.