Leon County School Board

The Leon County School District has dropped its mask requirements for students in grades Pre-K through 8th. Leon Superintendent Rocky Hanna says he’s following through on his promise to parents to revisit the policy when positivity rates fell.

Leon County’s School Board and Superintendent are the latest to take a fight with the state over student masking to court. The district has filed a challenge to a Florida Department of Health rule that says districts have to allow parents to opt out.

The Leon County School district is lawyering up to defend its school mask mandate. The district has hired the same firm that is also representing Miami Dade Schools in the ongoing fight over requiring students to wear face coverings.

Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran says Leon Superintendent Rocky Hanna and school board chairwoman Joy Bowen are being investigated for bucking Gov. Ron DeSantis’ mandatory mask ban.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says school districts that choose mask mandates could see their school board and superintendent’s salaries cut. The move is the latest salvo in an escalating fight over whether students should have to wear masks amid rising coronavirus infections.

Leon County School Board member Rosanne Wood says she has COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated and wearing masks. She blames last week’s crowded school board meeting.

Board members of a proposed charter school in Leon County say they’re considering an appeal after the school board denied their application. During a recent hearing on the school’s proposal, members of the Leon County School Board said the application left more questions than answers.

Leon County students who started the school year remotely will have the option to return to physical classrooms for the second 9 weeks. They'll also have long-awaited Chromebooks soon.

The Leon County School District has released a dashboard tallying COVID-19 infections, but the numbers only reflect daily cases and not a cumulative figure. The reason: the district doesn’t have the ability to distinguish between active infections and those who’ve recovered.

Scott Mazur, President of the Leon Classroom Teachers Association, challenged Superintendent Rocky Hanna to address low morale among teachers.