A month’s long investigation of the FGCU Athletics Department and the scrutiny it faced of gender discrimination and misbehavior of coaches is over. One coach is out of a job and now the university is trying to move forward to clean up a tarnished reputation. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.


Click on the screen below to see video of the press conference with FGCU President Dr. Wilson Bradshaw.

The Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees updated code of conduct rules for students Tuesday, regarding alcohol use on campus and plagiarism. WGCU’s John Davis has more…

Florida Gulf Coast University officials say they understand that some college students will participate in underage and even binge drinking. The question is: what can they do about it? The issue has come to the forefront after two students died last semester in alcohol related incidents. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

The downturn in Southwest Florida’s housing market is impacting public school enrollment. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Can middle and high schools strike a blow against hatred and intolerance just by changing where they sit in the lunchroom? In a handful of Palm Beach County schools, Mix It Up At Lunch Day was a chance to set the theory in motion. Rick Stone reports.

When the spring semester starts in January Florida Gulf Coast University Students will feel a financial pinch. WGCU's Luis Hernandez reports.

Florida Gulf Coast University's new President Dr. Wilson Bradshaw outlined his vision for the institution Thursday in his first address to faculty and staff. WGCU's Valerie Alker was there and has this report.

Click here to hear President Bradshaw's entire speech.

Researchers have linked bullying to school safety and student achievement. But educators and parents say there's a need for more initiatives that really work.


The Lee County School District conducted a 3-day "Bully Safe" training for staff this week.

In this, the third part of our series on bully prevention efforts, WGCU's John Davis explores on technique that uses boy-only classrooms and a book with a bully protagonist.

The state Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will launch Florida’s “Statewide Campaign to Stop Bullying Now”. The agency is looking to recognize the work of educators and students that strive to create a bully-free school environment.


As WGCU news continues its three part series looking at the area’s anti-bullying efforts, Luis Hernandez focuses today on a program that uses a multi-media approach to reach very young children.

Imagine going to work every day and being told you’re fat, an idiot or a loser. Your boss tells you to ignore it. The scenario is real. Ask a child who has been bullied at school.


Twenty three states have passed anti-bullying legislation. But what the organization Bully Police USA called “the best anti-bullying law ever written to date” failed in the Florida legislature. It was pushed by a Cape Coral woman whose son committed suicide after being bullied by his classmates.


Instead, various anti-bullying efforts have cropped up around Florida. A three day “bully safe” training course for Lee County school staff began Tuesday. In this, the first of a three part series looking at those efforts, Luis Hernandez takes a closer look at a program that focuses on saying you’re sorry.