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State Board of Education chairman Tom Grady, shown at a recent in-person board meeting, led the intense questioning of Broward and Alachua school officials during an Aug. 17, 2021, conference call session about their districts' mask rules. The board found both districts to have violated state laws and rules.
Florida board rebukes schools’ mask rules. Districts don’t back down.
A roundup of Florida education news from around the state.
Activists demand changes to Pasco school data program
Members of the PASCO Coalition rallied outside the Pasco School Board meeting on Tuesday, demanding the district end its practice of sharing student data with the Sheriff's Office.
A coalition wants the school district to stop giving student data to the Sheriff’s Office when not required by law.
Board of Education criticizes Florida schools over mask mandates, mulls penalties
Educational Commissioner, Richard Corcoran listens during public remarks during a meeting of the Florida State Board of Education at the St. Petersburg College Seminole Campus, Wednesday, July 14, 2021 in Seminole.
The board floated the idea of removing school leaders from office or withholding salaries after further investigation.
Early COVID counts push Hillsborough schools to consider stronger mask rules
Hillsborough County School Board chairperson Lynn Gray said a special meeting of the board is set for Wednesday to discuss how to handle high numbers of COVID-19 cases among students and district staff.
An emergency meeting Wednesday will also allow School Board members to discuss the state of COVID-19 in the schools.

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  1. Got questions about kids, school and delta variant? Here are some answers.
    4 hours ago• Health
    Mha’siyah Blake, 12, prepares to receive a COVID-19 vaccine administered by first-year University of South Florida physician’s assistant student Caroline Cubero at a back to school health clinic at Middleton High School in Tampa on July 31.
  2. Biden may take legal action against governors who ban school mask mandates
    5 hours ago• Politics
    President Joe Biden speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug 18, 2021, on the COVID-19 response and vaccination program. U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to offer COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines' effectiveness is falling. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
  3. Hillsborough School Board votes to require masks for students, staff
    Yesterday• Health
    Hillsborough County School Board members listen as residents voice concerns during an emergency meeting Wednesday where the board tightened the district's COVID-19 protocols.
  5. Miami-Dade schools votes to require masks, bucking DeSantis order
    Yesterday• Education
    Children wait to enter classrooms, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, at the Carrie P. Meek/Westview K-8 Center in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
  6. Florida board rebukes schools’ mask rules. Districts don’t back down.
    Yesterday• Education
    State Board of Education chairman Tom Grady, shown at a recent in-person board meeting, led the intense questioning of Broward and Alachua school officials during an Aug. 17, 2021, conference call session about their districts' mask rules. The board found both districts to have violated state laws and rules.
  7. Hillsborough will consider stronger COVID rules today as school cases rise
    Yesterday• News
    A masked bus driver is at the wheel as students arrive Aug. 10 for the first day of classes at Leto High in Tampa. Hillsborough County school officials are considering changes in COVID-19 protocols as the number of coronavirus cases in schools continues to rise.
  8. Activists demand changes to Pasco school data program
    Yesterday• News
    Members of the PASCO Coalition rallied outside the Pasco School Board meeting on Tuesday, demanding the district end its practice of sharing student data with the Sheriff's Office.
  9. Parents, tell us your thoughts as COVID cases rise in Tampa Bay schools
    Yesterday• Education
    Children arrive at Clearwater's Skycrest Elementary on Aug. 11, the first day of the 2021-22 school year in Pinellas County.
  10. Board of Education criticizes Florida schools over mask mandates, mulls penalties
    Yesterday• Education
    Educational Commissioner, Richard Corcoran listens during public remarks during a meeting of the Florida State Board of Education at the St. Petersburg College Seminole Campus, Wednesday, July 14, 2021 in Seminole.
  11. More Florida school districts look to stricter mask rules
    Yesterday• Education
    Students arrive at Leto High School for the first day of school for Hillsborough County students, Tuesday, August 10, 2021 in Tampa.
  12. Early COVID counts push Hillsborough schools to consider stronger mask rules
    Aug. 16• Health
    Hillsborough County School Board chairperson Lynn Gray said a special meeting of the board is set for Wednesday to discuss how to handle high numbers of COVID-19 cases among students and district staff.
  13. It’s Biden vs. DeSantis in Florida’s school mask battle
    Aug. 16• Education
    President Joe Biden, right, looks at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, during a briefing with first responders and local officials in Miami in July on the condo tower that collapsed in Surfside, Fla. The two are at odds over school mask rules in the state.
  14. Biden calls Broward superintendent, says he backs school mask mandate
    Aug. 14• Education
    U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during an East Room event at the White House on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
  15. COVID case counts far ahead of last year in Tampa Bay schools
    Aug. 14• Education
    Students congregate outside the main entrance before the first bell at Clearwater High on the first day of school Wednesday. Pinellas County recorded 204 COVID-19 cases in schools on the first two days of the year, up dramatically from the start of last school year.
  16. US education secretary ‘deeply concerned’ about DeSantis’ mask order
    Aug. 13• Education
    Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday.
  17. USF ‘expecting’ but not requiring masks and vaccines in the fall
    Aug. 13• Health
    Students cross the University of South Florida's Tampa campus on the first day of classes last August. Masks were a requirement then in shared spaces such as classrooms. For the 2021-22 academic year, which starts Aug. 23, there will be no such requirements. But school officials are urging continued mask-wearing indoors and in large gatherings.
  18. Tampa Bay families join lawsuits over DeSantis school mask order
    Aug. 13• Health
    Sunlake High algebra teacher Ashley Glynn, right, gives instruction to her students during the first day of school for Pasco County on Tuesday. Two lawsuits take aim at the state for compelling Florida schools to make masks voluntary this year. Families from Pasco, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties are among the plaintiffs.
  19. Race issues linger, even as Florida’s school mask debate holds center stage
    Aug. 13• Education
    The Florida State Board of Education discusses barring "critical race theory" from K-12 classrooms during a meeting June 10, 2021, in Jacksonville. The Hillsborough County School Board contemplated adding a similar policy to its rules on Aug. 12.
  20. Accounting manager who handled USF health care funds embezzled millions
    Aug. 13• Education
    The lobby of USF's Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation in Tampa, one of several university health facilities supported by University Medical Services Association. A former accounting manager for the nonprofit association has pleaded guilty to embezzling millions.
  21. DeSantis softens school board salary threats over mask mandates
    Aug. 12• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis visits Lakewood Elementary School, which was recently graded as an A school, up from an F in a couple of years, to give teachers $1,000 bonus checks, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in St. Petersburg.
  22. Hillsborough rejects idea to embrace Florida’s ban on ‘critical race theory’
    Aug. 12• Education
    Hillsborough County School Board member Melissa Snively got no support when she tried to convince the board to adopt a policy that would mirror the state's new rules on racial topics in history education.
  23. Florida legislator seeks partisan school board elections
    Aug. 12• Politics
    A vehicle is seen leaving the parking lot of the Bellair Beach City Hall Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
  24. Florida school grades are coming, starting in Pinellas County
    Aug. 12• Education
    Mikayla Juby, 20 (center) hugs her brother Mateo Penaranda, 11, (right) after he and his brother, Xavier Penaranda, 9, (not pictured), received their award for making the honor roll at Lakewood Elementary in April. Lakewood was one of the lowest performing schools in the state of Florida. Now it's earned an A from the state.
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