Rocky Hanna

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.

The Florida Board of Education is likely to find nearly a dozen school districts are or have been violating the state’s school mask rules. The board is expected to get an update on the districts at a meeting next week.

The Leon County School District will allow asymptomatic children to stay in school. Those students will still have to wear a mask, though.

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.

Leon County School Superintendent Rocky Hanna has reversed course – again – on masks. They're temporarily required for students in Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade.

The first day of school is coming in the middle of a difficult week for Leon County School Superintendent Rocky Hanna. He sat down with WFSU to talk about masks, a new school year and what parents should expect for the next few months.

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.

Leon County Superintendent Rocky Hanna says he did not hear back from the governor about his request for local districts to have flexibility regarding mask mandates. So Hanna has announced a decision.

Leon County schools will stick with a mask optional policy when students return next month. That decision was unchanged after hours of testimony at Tuesday night’s school board meeting.