As the state appeals a Leon County circuit judge’s ruling that a congressional redistricting plan violated the Florida Constitution, another battle about the plan is poised to play out in federal court.
Board members of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District submitted a complaint, claiming that the millions of dollars in season passes that their Disney-supporting predecessors provided governing district employees amount to unethical benefits and perks.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s “Report of Transportation and Protective Services” shows the department spent $9.4 million dollars on salaries and travel expenses during the fiscal year ending June 30.
The protesters objected to new curriculum standards that, among other things, require teachers to instruct middle school students that enslaved people “developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”
For years, Florida’s 5th congressional district has been a Black majority district, most recently connecting communities from Tallahassee to Jacksonville.
This week, Red Cross implemented its new blood donation policy to reflect new guidelines the Food and Drug Administration announced this spring, allowing more gay and bisexual men to give blood.
Nearly 400 students are currently registered for the course in Leon County, which will be taught by seven teachers in six high schools, according to an LCS spokesperson. Some educators have voiced concerns about the course and following the law, he said. But LCS is choosing to “take the commissioner at his word” and teach the course in full.
The controversy has forced schools to scramble to form new instruction plans just days ahead of the new school year. WCTV has reached out to Leon County Schools about what course of action other schools in the district will take.
Since most state prisons were built before air conditioning was common, the Florida Department of Corrections says it often takes steps to mitigate the adverse effects on inmates.
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina has criticized fellow Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for supporting new standards that require teachers to instruct middle school students that slaves developed skills that “could be applied for their personal benefit.”
A Pew Research Center study shows TikTok is the second most popular social media site, with 67% of teens saying they use TikTok, with 16% using it almost constantly.
By The Associated Press and CHRIS MEGERIAN and BRENDAN FARRINGTON
The new curriculum includes instruction on how slaves benefited from skills that they learned. It also focuses more in early grades on achievements of African Americans rather than the injustices they faced through slavery and segregation.