The Collier County School Board approved a contract that allows academically ineligible students to continue participating in sports and extracurricular activities if they commit to improve their grades. The board voted unanimously to make freshmen and sophomores eligible for the program. Students whose cumulative grade point average falls below a 2.0 at the conclusion of a semester become academically ineligible to participate in sports and extracurricular activities.
Owners of boats, trailers and recreational vehicles now have more time to park their toys in front of their homes in Collier County.
But they’ll need a permit to do it. Collier commissioners last week approved a change to the rules, allowing residents to park their boats, trailers and recreational vehicles in front of their homes for 48 hours at a time during a 7-day period.