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Florida education news: First day of school, student cell phones, dress code and more

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INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT: A Pasco math teacher faces termination after inviting a female student to his home to babysit when his child was not home.

EARLY START: Lee County schools start two weeks early, and that's causing some confusion, WINK-TV reports.

FEE FIGHT: Volusia building and school officials spar over school impact fees, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports.

STUDENT RIGHTS: A group aims to stop searches of students' confiscated cell phones at Boca Raton High, the Sun-Sentinel reports. 

PROVE IT: The Manatee School Board continues early release Wednesdays but demands results before agreeing to renew them again, the Herald-Tribune reports.

PENNY PUSH: Seminole government and school district officials discuss the future of their local sales tax for construction projects, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

SAGGY PANTS: Central Florida school districts see new state dress code law as a non-event, the Orlando Sentinel reports. 

[Last modified: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 6:45am]

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