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A sign inside Durant High in Plant City indicates in English and Spanish that the Hillsborough County shelter accepts pets as the Tampa Bay area prepared for Hurricane Ian on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Area shelters began to empty Thursday morning as the storm passed without causing major damage in the Tampa Bay area.
Tampa Bay area schools plan to reopen Monday
District leaders said Hurricane Ian’s limited impact left plenty of time to prepare.
Florida schools prepare to resume classes after Hurricane Ian
Several Pinellas County schools opened as hurricane shelters on Tuesday. They expect to resume classes on Monday.
A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
How to talk to children about Hurricane Ian
As the hurricane approaches, ”have a plan and review that plan with your children,” says Michael Kelleher, supervisor of clinical care for the Hillsborough County School District. “Let them know how you’re keeping your family safe.”
A school mental health expert says to let them know what’s happening, keep a routine and stay calm.
Will schools reopen quickly after Hurricane Ian passes? It depends.
Workers scrub a Wesley Chapel High School classroom after Hurricane Irma evacuees left the campus, which was one of several in Pasco County used as an emergency shelter during the 2017 storm.
Area officials say they hope to resume classes on Monday, but make no promises.

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  1. Florida schools prepare to resume classes after Hurricane Ian
    Sep. 30• Education
    Several Pinellas County schools opened as hurricane shelters on Tuesday. They expect to resume classes on Monday.
  2. Tampa Bay area schools plan to reopen Monday
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    A sign inside Durant High in Plant City indicates in English and Spanish that the Hillsborough County shelter accepts pets as the Tampa Bay area prepared for Hurricane Ian on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Area shelters began to empty Thursday morning as the storm passed without causing major damage in the Tampa Bay area.
  3. Hurricane Ian closed Florida schools. It’s unclear for how long.
    Sep. 29• Education
    Tropical Storm Ian is moving across central Florida Thursday and is expected to make it's way of the east coast, toward Georgia and the Carolinas, according to the National Hurricane Center.
  5. Will schools reopen quickly after Hurricane Ian passes? It depends.
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    Workers scrub a Wesley Chapel High School classroom after Hurricane Irma evacuees left the campus, which was one of several in Pasco County used as an emergency shelter during the 2017 storm.
  6. Schools offer respite to evacuees as Hurricane Ian approaches
    Sep. 28• Education
    From left to right: Workers D Bowls and John Nelson unload a pallet of bottled water as Magdalia Nieves, 44 and John Dejesus, 15, bring their belongings inside one of Hillsborough County’s pet-friendly shelters in preparation for Hurricane Ian at Durant High in Plant City on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
  7. Florida schools shift from classrooms to shelters
    Sep. 27• Education
    Headed to a school-based hurricane shelter? Be sure to bring your bedding, food and other basic supplies, as these evacuees from Hurricane Irma did in 2017.
  8. Manager who stole nearly $13M from USF is sentenced to 10 years in prison
    Sep. 26• Education
    Ralph Puglisi, center, left the federal courthouse in Tampa flanked by his two lawyers on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, after pleading guilty to embezzling $12.8 million from a nonprofit company affiliated with the University of South Florida. On Monday, Sept. 26, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
  9. How to talk to children about Hurricane Ian
    Sep. 26• Hurricane
    As the hurricane approaches, ”have a plan and review that plan with your children,” says Michael Kelleher, supervisor of clinical care for the Hillsborough County School District. “Let them know how you’re keeping your family safe.”
  10. Hurricane Ian prompts school closures in western Florida
    Sep. 26• Education
    Hurricane Ian formed overnight Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters say the storm could be a major hurricane by Monday night.
  11. School closures: Tampa Bay area school districts prepare for Hurricane Ian
    Sep. 25• Hurricane
    The Pinellas County school district will close some schools early Monday as it prepares for an expected hurricane.
  12. New Port Richey teacher arrested, accused of abusing student, officials say
    Sep. 23• Crime
    5th grade teacher Tyler Faulkner was arrested by New Port Richey police Thursday after he was accused of abusing a student. He was placed on paid administrative leave by Pasco County Schools.
  13. FAMU students allege funding discrimination in federal lawsuit
    Sep. 23• Education
    An aerial view of the Florida A&M University campus in Tallahassee.
  14. Florida principals offer guidance for schools facing violence
    Sep. 23• Education
    Students are evacuated by police out of Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., after a shooting on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018.
  15. Man who embezzled $12.8M from USF to be sentenced Monday
    Sep. 22• Education
    Ralph Puglisi, center, leaves the federal courthouse in Tampa on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, after he pleaded guilty to embezzling $12.8 million from a nonprofit company affiliated with the University of South Florida. Puglisi was flanked by lawyers Anthony Rickman, left, and Nicholas Glance. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  16. Biden student loan plan affects 2.43M Floridians
    Sep. 22• Education
    President Joe Biden speaks as Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona looks on after Biden announced a federal student loan relief plan on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022.
  17. DeSantis keeps focus on education politics over performance, critics say
    Sep. 22• Education
    Gov. Ron DeSantis shows an image from the children’s book Call Me Max by transgender author Kyle Lukoff moments before signing the Parental Rights in Education bill in March. Critics say DeSantis should spend more time supporting public education than creating divisive policies.
  18. Sex education lessons attract conservative criticism in Florida schools
    Sep. 21• Education
    The Hillsborough County School Board decided to retain its sex education curriculum despite a push to remove portions providing detailed descriptions. [Shutterstock]
  19. Hillsborough School Board OKs sex education lessons after objections
    Sep. 21• Education
    Social conservatives objected to lessons that Hillsborough school district leaders said were developed in accordance with state law and that emphasize abstinence to prevent pregnancy and disease.
  20. How much will USF’s on-campus football stadium cost? Here’s a glimpse.
    Sep. 20• USF Bulls
    USF football fans may soon be cheering for the Bulls on campus.
  21. Florida parent takes fight for school rights to court
    Sep. 20• Education
    A Pasco County mom went to federal court to ensure her children could attend Cypress Creek High School (shown) after the superintendent reassigned them over the mom's actions. [Times (2017)]
  22. Pasco school district to change reassignment policy after parent lawsuit
    Sep. 20• Education
    Pasco County parent Rebecca Yuengling tells the School Board on Feb. 1, 2022, that she believes her daughter's rights were violated when the district reassigned her to a different school because of her mother's actions.
  23. USF announces partnership with MacDill
    Sep. 19• Education
    A KC-135 refueling aircraft flies over the Dale Mabry entrance of Macdill Air Force Base while coming in for a landing on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 in Tampa. The University of South Florida and MacDill announced a new partnership this week.
  24. University of Tampa student’s family, friends mourn after shooting
    Sep. 19• Tampa
    Carson Senfield, a student at the University of Tampa who graduated from Orchard Park High School in New York, was fatally shot early Saturday morning.
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