Florida Department of Education

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.

A week after Wakulla County Schools reopened the local health Department says positive coronavirus tests have been reported.

The FEA rested its case Wednesday – part of which included bringing expert witnesses.

Florida’s statewide teachers union is challenging the state’s order to open brick and mortar schools in the fall – and the lawsuit is being moved to a Leon County court

With some students set to return to classrooms on Monday, state officials and Florida’s largest teachers union are locked in a legal battle over an order requiring schools to reopen this month amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The state Department of Education’s emergency order calls for in-person instruction to be made available for the coming school year

Under DOE’s emergency order, in-person instruction must resume along with all services schools usually offer, five days a week.

The new standards replace Common Core standards Florida used for a decade