The big story: For years, educators in Florida and across the country have talked about finding ways to make student grades better reflect their performance.

They debated ideas, including zero-zero policies and standards-based reporting. The pushback generally follows efforts to move away from the widely used A-to-F letter grading system.

The Bradford County School District north of Gainesville adopted a grading policy three years ago that involves a “translation chart” that is supposed to make clear how a student’s performance in the classroom matches state expectations. Three district elementary schools have recently made the use of the chart mandatory.

Two teachers are opting out rather than implementing the model, which they said is improperly altering students’ grades. Read more from WCJB.

Hot topics

Metal detectors: An Indian River County high school student was arrested after trying to get through a school metal detector with a gun in a backpack, reports TC Palm.

Consequence of the hurricane: Students at Anna Maria Primary in Manatee County will returning to campus classes Monday, for the first time since Hurricane Helene, the Herald-Tribune reports.

Homeschooling: Brevard County Schools Take Action To to better help homeschooling families with support and resources, Space Coast Daily News reports.

College Football: Florida International University has won final approval for a deal granting naming rights to Pitbull at its football stadium, the Florida News Service reports.

Campus management: Karen Holbrook is leaving her post as regional chancellor of USF Sarasota-Manatee, WUSF reports.

From the police blotter… A Martin County teacher has been arrested drug chargesreports TC Palm.

From the court file… A former Broward County school district attorney, Barbara Myrick enter into a plea agreement in a grand jury-related investigation, the Sun-Sentinel reports. • An Alachua County parent has sued the school district because of allegations that her child was sexually harassed at school and the district failed to report it, WCJB reports.

Don’t miss a story. Here is the link to yesterday’s summary.

Before you go… I don’t know why this came up in the stream. But it’s fun for a Friday.