Tag: Florida
Florida district court reinstates mask mandate ban
in Fla., the governor has banned mask mandates by local school boards, claiming that he is fighting for parents' rights.
S.C., Fla., Utah, Iowa in mask mandate lawsuits
Lawsuits from parents and others are challenging bans on mask mandates. Go parents!!
8,400 quarantined in a Florida district
As students fall ill and run the risk of infecting more vulnerable family members and friends, state rules and laws are mixed.
Delta variant surges as schools open
As schools open this fall, mask mandates and bans on mask mandates, as well as a push to get people vaccinated, dominate school news.
Kerfuffles over bullying, discrimination in 3 states
8 million students get racist emails in Fla.; a gay boy sues a district for not stopping bullying; access divides remote students in Calif.
Student news roundup, Florida, Sept. 1
Schools in Florida are online for the most part as the 2020-21 school year begins, with some students reporting to campus along the Space Coast.
New laws now in effect in Md., Fla.
Several laws took effect on Oct. 1, incl. an increase in the age to buy tobacco in Md, & a law that allows Fla. teachers to carry guns.
Michael splinters homes, uproots trees, upends lives
Many schools in Florida are still closed after a deadly hurricane laid a path of destruction across much of the panhandle.
Hurricane Michael: Cat. 4 in Florida
Power losses and other damage on Florida's Gulf Coast from Hurricane Michael. Schools are closed through at least Thursday.
Schools seek advice on medical marijuana use
Some states allow new medical marijuana laws to apply to schools; others don't. Either way, it's a conflict with federal law.