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Gabriella Paul/WUSF Public MediaAlong with the difficulties of staff shortages, teachers and school districts are also facing scrutiny around what students are taught in the classroom. -
Gabriella Paul/WUSF Public MediaThe event helped offset the cost of school supplies for parents and give teachers a window into their students' day-to-day life.
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COVID-19 protocols are somewhat relaxed, including optional masks, but school districts suggest students who are experiencing symptoms should stay home. -
While Florida schools use a common “instrument” called the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines, they don’t have a common threat-assessment process or reporting system.
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Recently released federal guidelines would extend protections under the law to include schools’ “obligations not to discriminate based on sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation and gender identity.”
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Students at Grant Park Christian Academy come from families who live below the federal poverty level and qualify to receive free lunches
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The Miami-Dade County School Board voted 5 to 4 to approve two sex ed textbooks — a surprising reversal after the board tossed out the textbooks at a meeting on July 20, 2022. Outgoing board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman cast the decisive vote.
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Manny Diaz Jr. said it would “vastly expand the application” of Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in educational institutions.
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The Miami-Dade County School Board is holding a special meeting to discuss the consequences of not offering sex education. More than 2,000 people have signed a petition urging the district to adopt new sex ed teaching materials, after the board voted to toss out two textbooks.
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Students and teachers are both facing challenges again as schools reopen next month across Tampa Bay.
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Three counties in the greater Tampa Bay region are increasing the cost of breakfast and lunch for students compared to the last time students paid for meals during the 2019-2020 school year.
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Principal Keila Victor said building a community — or as she puts it, “a village” — for her 300 students is the most important part of her job.
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It was filed against the school boards in Orange, Indian River, Duval and Palm Beach counties.
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Alberto Carvalho said he hopes the school board fast-tracks a plan to adopt new books and restore the sex ed curriculum — especially since state law requires health classes to cover teen pregnancy and teen dating violence.
