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Leon County students return to school tomorrow (Wednesday) and the district cannot require them to wear masks, though superintendent Rocky Hanna says he is strongly encouraging them to do so.
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ban on mask mandates. Leon was one of the last districts in the state to maintain a mandatory mask requirement for pre-kindergarten through 8th graders. The district repealed the mandate last month.
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The Leon County School District along with 10 others are facing potential fines over their mandatory mask policies. The State Board of education is slated to take up findings that the districts have, or are, violating the state’s effort to ban mandatory masking.
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The Leon County School District along with 10 others are facing potential fines over their mandatory mask policies. The State Board of education is slated to take up findings that the districts have, or are, violating the state’s effort to ban mandatory masking.
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The state of Florida is making plans to start distributing COVID-19 vaccines as they become available with healthcare workers given priority. Leon County School Superintendent Rocky Hanna says teachers should be high on the priority list as well.
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Community grants are making the project possible.
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The District is distributing 32,000 of the devices, starting with Title One schools.
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Leon County School District Superintendent Rocky Hanna is expecting another 3,700 students to return to the classroom when the second grading period begins on Nov. 3rd.
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As the new semester opens with a mix of in-person and online schooling, some Leon County students are worried classrooms will become super-spreader opportunities for the coronavirus.
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The Leon County School Board will get an update on the district’s reopening plan at it’s 6 p.m. hearing tonight. School officials have been rolling out their proposal incrementally in recent weeks. Among the suggestions: face masks when social distancing cannot be maintained, a block schedule for middle and high schools, and daily temperature checks.