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

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 ...

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

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

Haynes will replace Jessie Thompson, who stepped down from the position last week after backlash from remarks she made during ...

Volusia County School Board Member Jessie Thompson has stepped down from her position as chair. Board Member Jamie Haynes was ...

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 ...

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 ...