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The additional two school days were previously scheduled as professional days for teachers and staff.
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The storm damaged buildings, flooded classrooms and left debris around campuses. Many schools also served as shelters for hurricane evacuees, and needed to be cleaned.
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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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The Hillsborough County School District was the only one in the Tampa Bay region to have more schools improve their grades since 2019 than decline.
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Under the Legislature’s plan, districts in Hillsborough, Sarasota, and 10 other counties would have been ineligible for the money because they had mask requirements.
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The meetings turned into rowdy affairs with some parents who loudly voice their opinions on the mask mandate and critical race theory.
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The meetings turned into rowdy affairs with some parents who loudly voice their opinions on the mask mandate and critical race theory.
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Hillsborough and Sarasota are among three school districts that avoided being punished by recently changing their mask policies.
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Sarasota Schools are not requiring masks right now.
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Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran says the districts are noncompliant with a state health department rule triggered by a governor's ban on local mandates, which a judge has ruled is unconstitutional.
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Tropical Storm Eta has moved into the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to approach Florida's west coast later this week.
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The Sarasota County School District currently requires all students and staff to wear face masks, unless they have a medical exemption.