LONG WAY HOME: An Imagine School-St. Petersburg kindergartner lands on an after school bus ride he wasn't supposed to take. 

TAKE NOTE: Pasco elementary schools recycle thousands of misprinted student planners.

TOO CLOSE: A Broward teacher faces termination over inappropriate texting with a former student, the Sun-Sentinel reports.

SAFETY FIRST: Lee's superintendent reinstates bus pickups in gated communities, the Naples Daily News reports.

JOIN THEM: Collier schools seek to better incorporate technology for students, who are "digital natives," the Fort Myers News-Press reports.

TEACHERS NEEDED: Some Manatee schools open with substitute teachers as charter schools hire potential candidates, the Bradenton Herald reports.

DEAL: Parents of a Polk arts-centered school seeking independence from the district near agreement on the issue, the Ledger reports.