Florida education news: Facebook postings, school closures, stopping for school buses and more

FEBRUARY 04, 2012

DON'T POST IT: An appeals court upholds a Manatee teacher's suspension over what the district considered improper Facebook postings, the Bradenton Herald reports.

DON'T SAY IT: A Broward teacher faces suspension after being accused of calling a Haitian-American student "little chocolate boy," the Miami Herald reports. More from the Sun-Sentinel.

DON'T GO: Several parents keep their kids home after their Palm Beach school discovers a rat infestation, the Palm Beach Post reports.

TV CUTBACKS: Daytona State College tells everyone who works at the school television station that their jobs end on June 30, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports.

SAVE OUR SCHOOLS: Proposed changes to school district retirement contributions might allow Seminole to keep two schools open that it had planned to shut for savings, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

RED MEANS STOP: The Palm Beach school district explores using cameras to catch and ticket drivers who pass buses with their stop signs extended, the Palm Beach Post reports.

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