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Gov. Ron DeSantis tweeted Attorney General Merrick Garland is "weaponizing" the Department of Justice and said he will defend Floridians' rights to free speech over his decision to prevent mask mandates in schools.

The office shows students how to think critically in their majors — and in the world.

Officials will look at the districts’ compliance with initial and revised Department of Health rules. Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran is expected to report findings of “probable cause.”

The grant is intended to pay for the salaries of eight Broward board members who voted for a student mask mandate that allows exceptions only for medical reasons during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Board members authorized the district’s legal team to sue over an emergency rule requiring school districts to allow parents to opt their kids out of mask mandates and quarantine requirements.

The DeSantis administration has asked an appeals court to block challenges filed by five school boards against a Department of Health rule aimed at preventing student mask mandates.

Gov. DeSantis says lawmakers will consider a proposal during the next legislative session to end standardized testing in Florida's public schools. What that will look like remains to be seen.

"School isn’t really known for its freedoms," Holmes said.

State Sen. Shevrin Jones spent the summer touring public universities around the state.

It's giving school officials in Alachua and Broward counties 48 hours to reverse course on requiring parents to submit doctors’ notes to opt out of mask mandates or risk losing district funds.

Thousands of teaching and school support jobs across Florida were open at the start of August. Local school districts are seeking bus drivers, food service workers, classroom aides and certified instructors.

Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran will “report his findings related to Alachua and Broward” during the emergency meeting and “sanctions would follow if they’re found to be in violation of the mask mandate ban.”