Florida Department of Education

DeSantis made the case for quarantining symptomatic students and staff, but avoiding closing entire campuses.

The “Get There” initiative launched by the Department of Education is designed to raise awareness about Career and Technical Education as an alternative to traditional college pathways.

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.

A stay that was applied to Second Circuit Judge Charles Dodson’s ruling that DOE’s order was constitutional was reinstated by the First District Court of Appeal.

Here’s what’s transpired in the case over the last several days and what comes next as more districts prepare to start the 2020-2021 school year:

After winning an initial round in the closely watched legal fight, teachers unions have asked a Leon County circuit judge to lift a stay on his ruling that a state mandate to reopen brick-and-mortar schools is unconstitutional.

An automatic stay has been applied to the case by the First District Court of Appeals.

A Leon County judge is siding with the statewide teachers union in the legal fight over reopening brick and mortar schools in the Fall.

The high-profile lawsuit was brought by statewide teachers union, the Florida Education Association.

The state finished presenting its case in the legal challenge to Florida’s school reopen order Thursday.