Lynn Hatter
Lynn Hatter is a Florida A&M University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Lynn has served as reporter/producer for WFSU since 2007 with education and health care issues as her key coverage areas. She is an award-winning member of the Capital Press Corps and has participated in the NPR Kaiser Health News Reporting Partnership and NPR Education Initiative. When she’s not working, Lynn spends her time watching sci-fi and action movies, writing her own books, going on long walks through the woods, traveling and exploring antique stores. Follow Lynn Hatter on Twitter: @HatterLynn.
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An administrative court has consolidated Leon's challenge and four similar cases by other districts and groups including the Florida State Conference of the NAACP. A hearing is scheduled for Sept. 24. -
A judge rules that school districts may impose mask mandates, agreeing with a group of parents who claimed Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on the mandates is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced. -
The closings come after 10 school districts making up about half of Florida's 2.8 million students have enacted mask requirements that flout the governor's challenged executive order. -
The 3-2 vote upholds a decision by Superintendent Rocky Hanna to reinstitute a mandatory mask policy. The policy survived an attempt by two members to overturn it. -
A USF epidemiologist testified that a Brown University study referenced by Gov. Ron DeSantis to defend his executive order is problematic. -
Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has recommended both districts be punished, which could include withholding funds or even removal of leaders from office.
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Florida lawmakers have tried for years to curb youth Baker Acts. This year, with the passage of parental notification measures, they may have finally moved the needle. -
The Southern Poverty Law Center is the latest organization to call out the Baker Act’s use on children. The organization's Bacardi Jackson discusses the findings. -
The vaccines will be administered at the health department's main building at 2695 Municipal Way, Tallahassee. Residents must call to make an appointment. -
The number of children who are taken for involuntary psychiatric evaluations in Florida increases every year. This is the first story in a five-part series about how the state's Baker Act affects children.
