• 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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• The number of new coronavirus cases in Florida is declining, but deaths have been rising. The state health department recently recorded its largest weekly increase in COVID-19 deaths since the delta surge, according to its latest report.
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• Hispanic Federation and dozens of other immigration nonprofits and advocates are calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis to renew licenses of foster care organizations and shelters who cater to migrant children.
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• The Florida Department of Health has shut down its monoclonal antibody treatment sites throughout the state.
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• In Florida, only half of fully vaccinated nursing home residents got the booster. When you add unvaccinated residents into the mix, just 41% are boosted.
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• A new report shows that Volusia County again leads the world with its number of shark bites.
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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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