Sarasota County School District

The additional two school days were previously scheduled as professional days for teachers and staff.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The meetings turned into rowdy affairs with some parents who loudly voice their opinions on the mask mandate and critical race theory.

The meetings turned into rowdy affairs with some parents who loudly voice their opinions on the mask mandate and critical race theory.

Hillsborough and Sarasota are among three school districts that avoided being punished by recently changing their mask policies.

Sarasota Schools are not requiring masks right now.

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.

Tropical Storm Eta has moved into the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to approach Florida's west coast later this week.

The Sarasota County School District currently requires all students and staff to wear face masks, unless they have a medical exemption.