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Brevard school enrollment numbers shows drop of thousands of students
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Numbers from the first day of classes in Brevard Public Schools showed a drop in enrollment of more than 14,000 students.The statistics were revealed during Tuesday night’s school board meeting where board members also learned 5,568 students had opted for homeschooling, an increase of 1,042 over last year.Superintendent Mark Mullins called on parents to enroll their children in school, whether it be for in-person learning or virtually.“At this point, working with staff, we’re not alarmed with the enrollment,” he said.He pointed out the attendance count was being conducted manually, counting children in classrooms and on virtual learning platforms.He also addressed the Zoom outage that could have resulted in some