WATCH: Construction begins for new Jean Ribault High School, DCPS says

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The first concrete slab was laid for the new Jean Ribault High School in Jacksonville, beginning a new era for Duval County Public Schools.

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The new school construction is being funded by Jacksonville’s half-penny sales tax, which funds enhanced safety, security and learning environments for DCPS.

Stay up to date with school project updates on the projects page of the DCPS website.

Watch construction workers lay the first slab in the Facebook Reel HERE.

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