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Many employers still deal with staff shortages, so even modest increases in workers calling in sick can be a burden, Meantime, school districts are limited in how they can respond under state mandate restrictions.
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Florida’s two largest largest school districts are dropping all mask mandates, allowing parents in all grades decide whether their children should wear a face covering.
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The school board kept in place a mask mandate for younger children because they are not currently allowed to be vaccinated for COVID.
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The U.S. Department of Education is sending more than $420,000 to make up for wages the state withheld after the board refused to allow parental opt-outs for masks in schools.
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Alachua County is moving forward with requiring students to have doctors’ notes to avoid wearing masks, while Leon County backed away from a similar plan and will comply with the state’s demands.
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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.
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Despite the governor’s urging that schools open in person, the state has approved plans by Broward and Miami-Dade school districts to start...
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The Broward County School Board presented preliminary plans for reopening public schools at a press conference on June 16. The board's goal is to...
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Broward schools spent the weekend scrubbing their gyms and locker rooms after learning of multiple cases of wrestlers possibly having the bacterial...
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Five years ago, a mobile food pantry started delivering fresh, healthy food to parents at one elementary school in Hollywood. Then, it went to three....