Taxpayer dollars shouldn’t fund education systems that seek to undermine American values, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday.
A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked part of Florida's "Stop Woke Act" that was pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and other GOP lawmakers to ban critical race theory training in the workplace and in education. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker granted a permanent injunction against the part of the law that prohibited race-related training in private workplaces, ruling that the 2022 law violated the First Amendment.
The Broward County School Board suspended a school employee after she allowed her transgender daughter to play on her high school’s girls’ volleyball team, finding the employee violated state law.
A state forecast indicates Florida schools will experience declining enrollment in five of the next six years, with the one positive year representing less than a 0.1% increase.
A former Riverview High School teacher and coach was arrested after having an inappropriate relationship with a student, according to investigators. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said David Patrick Coffey, 34, was hired as a social studies teacher by Hillsborough County Public Schools in 2015. He's also coached multiple sports since he was hired.
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