Florence School

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Florence Elementary School
Location
7902 North 36th Street
Omaha, NE 68112
Information
School district Omaha Public Schools
Principal Craig McGee
Type public, elementary school
Grades K-6
Homepage http://www.ops.org/elementary/florence

The Florence School is located at 7902 North 36th Street in the Florence neighborhood of north Omaha, Nebraska. The first school in the Florence-area was built in what was then called Cutler's Park by Mormon pioneers in the late 1840s. The present-day Florence Elementary School was started in the late 1850s after the town of Florence was founded.[1]

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[edit] About

As early as 1868 the Florence School was used as an polling place in Nebraska state elections.[2] A new building was erected in 1889 at the base of the bluff overlooking the Missouri River.[3] In the 1890s, Julia Krisl became one of the first Czech principals in the city of Omaha while at the Florence School.[4] The Florence School building was replaced in 1964.[5] Florence B. Reynolds, a principal at the school in the 1920s, was a published scholar who examined labor relations with teachers.[6]

[edit] Krista Crosby

On August 31, 2007 Krista Crosby, a third grade teacher at Florence Elementary, was arrested in August, 2007 for possession of heroin at the school.[7] A paraprofessional who worked with Crosby found a straw, a green baggie with rocks of heroin, and a dirty spoon among Crosby's possessions.[8] Crosby posted bail on September 1.[9]

Before teaching at Florence Elementary for the last three years, Crosby taught at Wakonda and Druid Hill Elementary Schools[10] in Omaha for six years. She has been fired by Omaha Public Schools. If she successfully goes through the drug court system her felony conviction will be dismissed.[11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Historic Florence - Culter's Park Marker. Florence Historical Society. Retrieved 12/26/07.
  2. ^ (1868) Laws, Joint Resolutions, and Memorials, Passed at the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska. p 239.
  3. ^ Nebraska Department of Public Instruction. (1949) Biennial Report of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to the Nebraska State Legislature. p 396.
  4. ^ Rosický, R. (1929) A History of Czechs (Bohemians) in Nebraska. Czech Historical Society of Nebraska. p 461.
  5. ^ (1964) North western reporter. Second series. N.W. 2d. p 792.
  6. ^ Nebraska State Education Association. (1929) The Nebraska Educational Journal. p 133.
  7. ^ Grade Teacher's Bond On Heroin Charge Is $25,000. Action 3 News. September 8, 2007. Retrieved 12/26/07.
  8. ^ "Teacher Accused Of Having Heroin At School Fired", Action 3 News. September 20, 2007. Retrieved 12/26/07.
  9. ^ "Teacher Bonds Out Of Jail: Teacher's Aide Found Baggie, Spoon, Straw", KETV. September 4, 2007. Retrieved 12/26/07.
  10. ^ "Teacher Arrested At School On Drug Charges", KETV. August 30, 2007. Retrieved 12/26/07.
  11. ^ "Former elementary teacher pleads guilty to heroin use", Sioux City Journal. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 12/26/07.

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