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The rules come after multiple discussions on how to balance restrictions with student freedom. The district policy does allow for some exceptions.
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The lawsuit comes after the county commission unexpectedly voted to delay a tax referendum that would fund teacher salaries by two years.
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Negotiations typically stretch into the fall or even spring semester. But, this year, teacher union leaders and school officials landed a swifter compromise.
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For decades, Pizzo K-8 operated on the University of South Florida Tampa campus. But the terms of a new lease agreement between the district and university could push the school to move.
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Schools will still be part of the Community Investment Tax, but their share will be cut significantly, potentially impacting future capital projects. Voters must renew the CIT in November.
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A proposed local property tax increase could generate almost $180 million that would go mainly towards increasing teacher and staff pay.
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The Tampa Bay area's largest teachers union, the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association, was just shy of the required number of members.
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The Community Investment Tax (CIT) has funded schools since 1996, but county commissioners are debating whether to keep the district in its tax plan.
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The one millage property tax would cost the average homeowner about $1 a day, and close a wage gap that Superintendent Van Ayres said is causing employees to leave the district.
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An elementary school in Tampa, credits daily mindfulness lessons with helping students cope with stress — and turning the school around academically. The lessons are delivered through an app.
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School proclamations are largely symbolic, but in the midst of a turbulent political climate for the LGBTQ+ community, the recognition is powerful, some say.
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The Hillsborough County School Board delayed a vote on a tax referendum that would raise money for teacher salaries.