The parents are demanding the children be moved to the next grade level after opting out of the fsa test. Live at veterans elementary school, rodney, pasco is one of the districts named in the lawsuit. Reporter thats right, deiah. In fact, seven local School Districts are beinsued across the state. School doesnt start until monday but administrators already have to deal with the major issue, parents believing unfairly punished. The 14 parents involved in this fsa lawsuit are hoping to get an emergency order from a judge allowing theirkidso move on to the forth gradpip districts incle pasco, hernando, orge, osceola, sarasota, broward and seminole. Some of the kids who opted out of the florida standards assessment tests were honor roll students. Here is the heart of the issue you. The families argue the rules are confusing and school them all the same. They also believe a student should advance to the next grade based on their entire school years body of work, not just standardized test
Of helping those in need because she used to be homeless. I understand the importance of a toothbrush, toothpaste, just clothes to wear, water to drink. So to me its really important. Reporter the restaurant is taking donations all week and this louisiana native will pack up a truck and personally deliver it all to friends in need. I want to put a peoples faces. Reporter reporting in st. Pete, kera mashek, abc action news. You can drop off donations at the salty rim grill through the end of the week on blind pass road in st. Pete beach. Also a gofundme page to donate if you cant get there. Kera mashek has a link to the page in the article she wrote on our mobile app now. Ivan cabrera with the forecast. Good morning. 81 in tampa. Limited rain chances, one more day of that. I think well have more rain chances beginning tomorrow but for today still 20 or less. As we look at the rest of the temperatures in the mid and upper 70s. We have that to look forward to today if you dont like the ra
Cam. He told his bicyclist to ride the bike on the sidewalk and the man and the man p tells the officer its illegal. Ive been doing this for 12,000 miles man. The officer in the video wont face discipline but the Department Says it will retrain officers on bicycle laws. The city of tampa unveiling an aggressive plan to keep zika infected mosquitos out of our community. The question the city purchased 3,600 dunks, thats the giant chemical tablets that kill the mosquito larva for up to 30 days. The city is not responsible for mosquito control, its the countys job but bob buckhorn says with the public crisis in miami they cant sit back and wait to act. There are 4,000 abandoned properties in tampa and getting the dunks to treat pools or wherever water collects will be a challenge. Clearly it would make all the sense in the world. Maybe just to teach them to throw from the front yard and get it into the backyard. Joking aside the city says they will find a way to get to the high risk areas
Balcony, a flower pot or two flower pots actually. People were allowed back in after a nearly twohour wait. Firefighters are still investigating the cause of the fire. And look at the flames from miamidade county. There was an explosion at a Florida Power and light substation, knocked out power to 10,000 people yesterday. Power is now restored. Breaking news from st. Petersburg, police say a shooting victim showed up at the hospital 3 00 a. M. Today. They believe someone shot him and another person park this morning. We also have breaking news from bradenton. Investigators now looking for a man who was babysitting a 10 monthold in the hours before that baby died. Investigators say eric patrick near neary has active warrants. He was looking after two children. The baby died at the hospital. Down donald buckley, he hasnt been seen since the weekend, the 82yearold has a possible cognitive condition. If you see him call authorities. The man caught on camera trying to grab a teen at a Dolla
Minute. Right there. They are all accused of robbing and killing a young father and due in court for the first time today. Good morning, im deiah riley. Im dan shaffer. Investigators say adam hillarys murder came after a date with this woman he met on line. Abc action News Reporter Rodney Dunigan is live outside the polk county courthouse. Investigators say the plan was pretty well thought out. Reporter it was. It turns out the four suspects have a long history of trouble with the law. Now the victims fa heartbreaking loss. My brother meant so much more more to us than what little stuff they wanted. Reporter angel cruz cant understand it, 27yearold brother adam hillary gone, taken is police say by a robbers bullet. Were going to be strong. Reporter 18yearold haley bustos, joshua ellington, gary investigators say hillary met bustos on the dating app plenty of fish. After casing the apartment investigators said she told the three men what was inside. They went back to the home forcing hi