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Bills on transgender student-athletes, teacher union dues near death
A roundup of Florida education news from around the state.
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The Florida House has passed a bill that would block transgender children from playing on sports teams that align with their gender.
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About 30 states throughout the nation have been debating legislation to prevent transgender girls and women from participating in school sports. Florida appeared to be on the fast track to approve the idea. Then it hit the skids. Itâs not the only bill in that position as the 2021 legislative session nears its end. Read on for that story and more Florida education news.
Florida commissioner says schools should make masks voluntary
A roundup of Florida education news from around the state.
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Richard Corcoran, Education Commissioner of Florida, during a roundtable discussion at Winthrop College Prep Academy, 12802 U.S. Hwy. 301, on Aug. 10, 2020 in Riverview. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]
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The controversy continued to roil in Tallahassee, with several hot-button school policy issues getting attention from lawmakers and the DeSantis administration, and more anticipated as the close of session nears. Get the latest on transgender student-athletes, school masks and more in todayâs roundup.
First, masks. As a growing number of school districts face parental pressure to drop their mask mandates, Florida education commissioner Richard Corcoran weighed in with a letter to superintendents urging them to make facial coverings optional for the fall, the