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The Florida Department of Education released the 2023-24 school grades report this week. One of the highlights for the greater Tampa Bay region was Pinellas County's first districtwide A in two decades of reports.
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The district is taking students and parents to truancy court to find the most hard-to-reach families in the midst of a national absenteeism crisis.
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Superintendent Brennan Asplen will not be fired, but the board voted 4-1 for him to negotiate his resignation package, which according to his contract calls for at least $87,000 in severance.
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Two new conservative members were sworn into office Tuesday, creating a 4-1 conservative majority.
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The storm damaged buildings, flooded classrooms and left debris around campuses. Many schools also served as shelters for hurricane evacuees, and needed to be cleaned.
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The district of 45,000 students has been closed for the past week due to Hurricane Ian, which made landfall on Sept. 28.
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Two Sarasota County schools were still being used as shelters as of Sunday — Tatum Ridge Elementary for medically dependent evacuees and Venice High School for the general population.
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COVID-19 protocols are somewhat relaxed, including optional masks, but school districts suggest students who are experiencing symptoms should stay home.
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Sarasota is at least the third area school district to address bus driving shortages.
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Zander Moricz said in a series of social media posts that officials told him leaders have a signal to end his speech if he references his role in the lawsuit or the movement.
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The proposal would redirect $200 million from 12 school districts — including Hillsborough and Sarasota — to districts that did not require students to wear masks.
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A Florida lawmaker wants to cut $200 million from school districts that enforced student mask mandates, including Hillsborough and Sarasota counties.