COVID-19 and school

Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has recommended both districts be punished, which could include withholding funds or even removal of leaders from office.

The Hillsborough County School Board will discuss ways to curb the spread of the virus in schools.

The attorneys are urging a Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper to dismiss the case filed by parents from various parts of Florida that challenges Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order.

The policy lasts through Aug. 25, and will be considered again at a school board meeting next week.

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.

On this week's Florida Roundup: We discuss the lawsuit parents from across the state filed against Florida's mask-mandate ban in schools, and nearly 1,000 physicians signing a letter urging the state to change its response to the latest COVID surge.

Broward County is one of a growing number of school districts that are pushing back against Gov. Ron DeSantis' rules prohibiting mask mandates in schools.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has warned districts that their superintendent and school board salaries could be cut if they mandate masks.

Leon and Alachua officials decided to require parents to submit doctors’ notes for children to be exempt, drawing objections from the education commissioner. Broward officials could be next after a Tuesday vote.

As districts navigate a requirement that parents be able to opt out of mandates for their children, the state is looking to target local school officials who don't comply with the restriction.

Gov. Ron DeSantis ratcheted up a confrontation with school superintendents on Monday, saying anyone who defies his ban on mask mandates might lose a paycheck. Teachers and staff wouldn't be punished.

Lila Hartley wrote the school board in Duval County last week expressing concern over her 10-year-old brother, who's too young to get a vaccine.