Starting as soon as July, Florida school districts could be required to comply to the requests of a student or guardian to provide alternative meals and snacks. The student or their guardian must request this option at the beginning of each semester. Upon request, the student or guardian must pay […]

In 2006, Kareem Angel Green tragically drowned on a school field trip at a swimming pool. He was left unattended by the staff. He was 5 years old. Since the incident, his mother, Arkeisha Reese, who lives in Osceola, has been on a mission to prevent children from drowning. In […]

Howard University Law School may find itself in a courtroom pending a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by former student Michale Newman. He is asking for $2 million in compensation. Newman, a white student, began his journey at the private HBCU in Washington in the fall of 2020 but was expelled […]

Senate Bill 1064 aims to help children who have been removed from a caregiver, be it a parent, a legal guardian or a foster home. Sponsored by Clay Yarborough, R-Jacksonville, SB 1064 was filed on Feb. 22 and it has a companion bill in the House, HB 107. The legislation […]

House Bill 1223 seeks to restrict the use of pronouns in Florida’s schools. The bill reads, “It shall be the policy of every K-12 education institution … that a person’s sex is an immutable biological trait and that it is false to ascribe to a person a pronoun that does […]

The Democratic Party of Florida could cease to exist if a proposed Senate bill gets approved. Filed by Republican Senator Blaise Ingoglia, SB 1248, also known as “The Ultimate Cancel Act,” would require the Florida Division of Elections to “immediately cancel to filings of a political party, to include its […]

Florida is just one of 15 states that do not require a parent’s permission to drop out of school at age 16. But that may be about to change, as legislation set to move through both chambers of the Legislature would raise the minimum age for dropping out of high […]