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The University of South Florida has been targeted in a complaint about a research project that resulted in two pigs being euthanized after surgery in July 2023. A national animal welfare group says the school violated federal law and should face consequences.
The organization Stop Animal Exploitation Now has filed a federal complaint, saying the incident points to serious problems.
The Pasco County teacher who helped challenge the Parental Rights in Education law — also known as Don’t Say Gay — has already made the change in her classroom.
A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
The national organization cited the state’s new law prohibiting spending on diversity programs.

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  1. The University of South Florida has been targeted in a complaint about a research project that resulted in two pigs being euthanized after surgery in July 2023. A national animal welfare group says the school violated federal law and should face consequences.
  2. The University of Florida is one of many state universities to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Students say they're feeling the effect.
  3. With her son, Wyatt, beside her holding props, Myndee Washington, a teacher and LGBTQ+ activist, calls on the Pasco County School Board to rescind its ban on "safe space" stickers during a meeting on Sept. 12, 2022. Now that a court settlement has clarified the law that caused the ban, Washington is asking the district to reverse it.
  4. Florida State and the ACC continue their lawsuits against each other.
  5. Football players take a water break during practice at Armwood High School on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Seffner. Florida requires schools to provide protections from heat for its student athletes. It does not mandate similar rules for farm workers.
  6. Jim Blodgett, safety and security director for the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, discusses digital mapping of school facilities Feb. 27 at his office in Middleton, Wis. Digital maps can be used by law enforcement officials and others who are responding to emergencies.
  7. USF's Kobe Knox drives to the basket against Tulsa. February 14, 2024. The NAACP is urging student-athletes to "reconsider" offers to go to Florida schools, citing a new state law that targets spending on diversity programs.
  8. A view of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium during a game between the University of Florida and Utah on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022 in Gainesville. The NAACP is urging student-athletes to "reconsider" offers to go to Florida schools, citing a new state law that targets spending on diversity programs.
  9. Students at Hillsborough High hold an LGBTQ+ pride flag during a statewide school walkout to protest the Parental Rights in Education bill on Thursday, March 3, 2022 in Tampa, The measure, derided by critics as the Don't Say Gay, later passed and became the subject of a federal lawsuit that was settled this week.
  10. Passengers move between terminals on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Tampa International Airport in Tampa. Spring break got off to a stressful start for thousands of travelers to and from Florida over the weekend, with hundreds of flights delayed or canceled in most major airports.
  11. Pinellas County School Board member Dawn Peters suggests that student cell phones should be off and out of sight in all grades for the entirety of the school day, during a board workshop on March 5, 2024. Others disagree.
  12. A one-dose bottle of the measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine.
  13. The traditional "sine die" hanky drop signifies the end of the 2024 Florida legislative session on Friday in Tallahassee.
  14. The Pasco County School Board holds its meetings inside Building 3 at district headquarters in Land O' Lakes. The board approved a $1.2 million settlement with the family of Marcus Button, a former student injured in a 2006 bus accident. But the deal fell through as the 2024 legislative session came to a close.
  15. Florida senators Tracie Davis, D-Jacksonville, and Corey Simon, R-Tallahassee, debate school voucher legislation on the Senate floor on March 6, 2024, in the waning days of the 2024 legislative session.
  16. A sign directs the way to the House chaplain's office in the Florida Capitol on Thursday in Tallahassee. Lawmakers sent Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis a bill to let schools have volunteer chaplains. While opponents say school and religion don't mix, supporters note that chaplains have been used in government for years.
  17. Senate President Kathleen Passidomo made deregulation of Florida public schools a priority for the 2024 legislative session. She got some of what she wanted, and pledged to continue the process in future years.
  18. Pages from guidelines released in summer 2023 detail how Florida families can spend school voucher money left over after a child’s private school tuition and fees have been paid. Allowable Items, which are supposed to have educational uses, include televisions, kayaks and individual trampolines. Lawmakers talked about restricting the items but then backed off.
  19. State Rep. Chuck Brannan, R-Macclenny, sponsored a bill about teaching about communism in all grades in Florida schools.
  20. The Senate quietly accepted scaled-back measures advanced by the House (SB 7002 and SB 7004), sending the two remaining bills to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his consideration.
  21. Fivay High School is one of many Pasco County middle and high schools where Pasco Sheriff’s Office deputies serve as school resource officers.
  22. The Pasco County school district has agreed to change the way its schools treat students with disabilities as part of a settlement related to a U.S. Department of Justice civil rights investigation.
  23. Hillsborough School District headquarters in downtown Tampa
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