• Some parents have long found fault in what their students are exposed to in schools. Traditionally, the issue that’s generated the most friction is sex education. Today, that friction is amplified amid ongoing blowback to issues around race and gender. Karen Moran, with a group called BEST SOS America, came to the Senate’s Education Committee hearing on Senate Bill 1300 to raise concerns to lawmakers.
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• Florida teachers say their profession is struggling. The state has more than 4,300 thousand teacher openings well into the school year. Another 5,000 job postings are for support staff like bus drivers, substitutes and office personnel. The state’s largest teachers union fears bills moving the state legislature will only exacerbate the issues.
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• Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push to prohibit critical race theory from being taught in schools or used in employee training sessions began moving forward Tuesday in the Florida Senate, as outnumbered Democrats warned that the legislation would stifle educators and lead to frivolous lawsuits.
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• Central Florida students are back in school this week, after the Omicron variant combined with the winter holidays have caused record numbers of coronavirus cases.
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• A recent survey by three national trade organizations found that the bus driver shortage is a problem for 99% of school districts. And 51% consider it a “severe” or “desperate” concern.
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• Julius Melendez believes he has found a win-win solution for schools and the transportation authority.
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• The Florida State Board of Education sanctioned the Orange and Brevard County school boards along with others Thursday for violating a state rule against requiring students to wear face masks. They will be docked a month’s worth of their school board salaries and whatever federal funds they receive to make up for that penalty. School district representatives argued their mask policies are needed to keep kids safe and are legal under the Florida Constitution and Parents’ Bill of Rights. The Department of Health says that law requires a parental opt-out. Several districts have filed a petition challenging the legality of its rule. Brevard County School Board chair Misty Belford described their crisis of soaring COVID-19 cases in August. “In essence, …
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