Caroline Brauchler

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NSM.today •

UCF baseball accused of tampering with bats, Lovelady denies

The UCF baseball team has been accused by a former player of cheating by tampering with bats, according to a statement from head coach Greg Lovelady.

In the statement from UCF Athletics, first obtained by the Orlando Sentinel, Lovelady said the former player who recently quit had a video of a current UCF player who allegedly had removed a tamper-proof sticker from a certified bat and placed it on a bat that had not been certified.

“We have no evidence of the use of illegal bats,” Lovelady said
Ocala Gazette •

MCPS releases updated data on mental health and discipline

Behavior specialists from Marion County Public Schools studied trends in mental health and discipline over the past year and have identified primary concerns with student drug use and fighting.

In comparison to the previous school year, the rate of expulsions has been much higher this school year. As of Feb. 2, about 80 students had committed offenses that resulted in expulsion, while the previous year’s rate was about 120 for the entire school year.

There is a perfectly reasonable explanation