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The share of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 3.3%, up from 3% the year before. Meanwhile, 92.7% of kindergartners got their required shots, which is a little lower than the previous two years.

When a child misses school, it's harder to stay on track academically. So school and health experts are trying to change the culture around sick days. Here's what they want parents to know.

The Florida Department of Health provides free shots for kids on weekdays.

Schools are confronting soaring absence rates. Some are calling for parents to send their children to class even if they are not feeling 100% well, a major change from during the pandemic.

When summer ends and school begins, students, teachers and parents often feel overwhelmed while adjusting to new schedules.

Florida requires immunizations for students, covering tetanus, diphtheria, measles and polio.

Florida is the last state to submit a plan to the U.S. Department of Education that's required before more than $2.3 billion in federal aid for Florida schools can be released.

The ban on mask mandates was to take effect Wednesday. Before that could happen, an Arizona judge ruled that it and other laws were unconstitutional specifically because of how lawmakers passed them.

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.

Parents across the country are weighing whether to send their children to in-person school this fall. Some districts are getting creative in an effort to win them back.