BREAKING: Largest teachers' union in Florida has filed a lawsuit Monday against Gov. DeSantis over his administration's push to fully reopen all public schools next month — even as coronavirus cases in the state are spiking.
The largest teachers' union in Florida filed a lawsuit Monday against Gov. Ron DeSantis over his administration's push to fully reopen all public schools next month — even as coronavirus cases in the state are spiking.
The Florida Education Association accused DeSantis and other state officials of violating a state constitutional mandate to keep public schools"safe and secure." The union asked a state court in Miami to halt the governor's reopening edict, according to a copy of the suit obtained by NBC News.names several defendants: DeSantis, Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, the Florida Department of Education and the Florida State Board of Education.
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