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New order allows Florida high school seniors, 3rd graders to graduate without passing state exams
Grade promotion, graduation will be decided on case-by-case basis
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida high school seniors will be able to graduate this year and 3rd graders can move on without passing the normally required state assessments, according to a new executive order signed Friday by Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran.
Students everywhere have been adversely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic over the last year when schools closed and later reopened with virtual or in-person options.
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Corcoran signed a new emergency order Friday that addresses a wide range of pandemic-related setbacks students have faced, including whether they take year-end assessments.
Here’s how schools, law enforcement are reacting to Florida’s new vaccine group
Gov. Ron DeSantis says new FEMA sites could open vaccines up to educators and law enforcement
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This story will be updated as more agencies and school districts respond.
ORLANDO, Fla. – School employees and law enforcement officers over 50 years old will soon be able to get the coronavirus vaccine in Florida, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis, when federally run Florida inoculation sites begin operation in March.
During a news conference Tuesday, DeSantis said plans are in the works to include the new age group of 50 and older at federal vaccination sites slated to open next week.
A bomb threat caused an evacuation at Wildwood Elementary School on Tuesday but the campus has since been deemed safe, according to the Sumter County School District.