Florida schools seek improved courtesy from students, parents and staff

The big story: To hear some school teachers and employees tell it, common courtesy has become a thing of the past.

Kids misbehave. Parents scream and swear. Community residents level personal attacks. Not all of them, of course, but enough to make the school experience more miserable than it needs to be.

The Pasco County school district wants to turn things around.

Using its student code of conduct as a platform, the district is advancing civility guidelines that officials hope will direct interactions to a more respectful place.

“It’s a pretty simple concept,” superintendent Kurt Browning said.