Since the fall, educators across the state have observed that keeping social distances in schools is difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. Many district leaders said from the start that they expected everyone on campus to try, but acknowledged that staying six feet apart in hallways, cafeterias and buses — not to mention classrooms — would be a big ask. Now there’s a more contagious strain of the coronavirus afoot, and more students are returning for in-person learning at the state’s encouragement. It’s making some educators anxious. Read on for that and more Florida education news.
Pinellas County teachers want clear rules from their district about how many kids can safely be in a classroom. District officials said they’ll work on it.
Vaccinations remain limited, leaving anxiety high. The Manatee County school district issued a new coronavirus protocol for the new semester with that in mind, the Bradenton Herald reports.
The Broward County school district told hundreds of teachers with health concerns to return to in-person teaching. They filed a lawsuit to prevent the move, the Sun-Sentinel reports.
Florida’s universities and colleges are preparing for students to return to classes. They hope to limit virus spread while waiting to join the vaccination effort, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Florida released its 2019-20 graduation rates on Thursday. They were uniformly up across all demographic groups, with a caveat. Some observers quickly noted the state’s “asterisk,” that it waived some key graduation requirements for the Class of 2020 because of the pandemic. That decision allowed the numbers to grow about 7 percent. Still, many districts celebrated their “historic” results. Here’s more from the Orlando Sentinel, Palm Beach Post and Florida Times-Union.
The Polk County school district told parents they’d have no deadline to decide between in-person and online classes for their kids. A day later, schools started demanding choices from families, the Ledger reports.
An ousted Hillsborough County School Board member sued to get her seat back. A judge tossed the case.
A Lake County teacher was fired a year ago for a “lewd” TikTok video. He lost his bid for reinstatement, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
The state Department of Education is keeping a watchful on on Sarasota County’s special education programs. The district’s new superintendent said he hopes the scrutiny will help eradicate lingering problems in the system, the Herald-Tribune reports.
It takes a village. Marion County introduced its first community partnership school in a needy Ocala community, the Ocala Star-Banner reports.
From the police blotter ... The dean of a Pinellas County charter school faces child neglect charges on allegations he provided alcohol and marijuana to a teenage babysitter and her underage friends. • A Polk County school district employee and a student both face charges after a physical altercation on a school bus, the Orlando Sentinel reports. • A Pinellas County teacher is arrested on accusations of intentionally spraying a student with disinfectant after seeing students not wear masks properly, WTSP reports.
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