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Florida teachers sue governor, education department over plans to reopen schools

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« The governor needs to accept the reality of the situation here in Florida, where the virus is surging out of control, » FEA President Fedrick Ingram said in a statement.
The Florida Education Association, a union representing 145,000 educators, filed a lawsuit on Monday against Governor Ron DeSantis and the state’s Department of Education in an attempt to stop schools from reopening at the end of August. The lawsuit argues Florida’s plan to reopen schools is unsafe due to the coronavirus pandemic, and therefore violates the state constitution, CBS Miami reports.
« The Florida Constitution mandates ‘[a]dequate provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools,' » the lawsuit says. « The Defendants’ unconstitutional handling of their duties has infringed upon this mandate and requires the courts to issue necessary and appropriate relief. »
The lawsuit also names Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez as defendants.
« The governor needs to accept the reality of the situation here in Florida, where the virus is surging out of control, » FEA President Fedrick Ingram said in a statement.

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