Florida Judge, on Monday August 24th, Blocked the State's Requirement that All Brick-and-Mortar Public Schools must Offer In-Class Education by August 31st. In his Temporary Injunction, 2nd Judicial Circuit Court Judge, Charles Dodson, said Florida Education Commissioner, Richard Corcoran, "arbitrarily prioritized reopening schools statewide in August over safety, and over the advice of health experts and that all districts complied in order to avoid loss of state funding."

The Ruling was a Win for the Teacher Unions. "This is a great day for public schools," Florida Education Association (FEA) President, Fedrick Ingram, said at a late afternoon News Conference. "Sometimes, the good guys win, and today is that day."

The FEA Sued, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), and Corcoran in an attempt to Postpone In-Person Learning at Schools until they can Open Safely. The Lawsuit seeks to Allow Local Districts to make the Safest Decisions pertaining to Reopening Physical Campuses without Losing State Funding. The Judge heard Three Days of Arguments last week.

Fred Piccolo, a Spokesperson for DeSantis, said: "We intend to appeal this ruling and are confident in our position and in the authority of the commissioner and the governor to do what is best for our students." Corcoran said he was "100% confident we will win this lawsuit." "This fight has been, and will continue to be, about giving every parent, every teacher and every student a choice, regardless of what educational option they choose," he said.

DeSantis has Aggressively Reopened the State's Economy and now wants to Reopen the Schools. But Florida has racked up Coronavirus numbers: More than 602,000 Cases and 10,397 Deaths as of Monday evening, according to Data from Johns Hopkins University. In Total Cases, it Trails only California, the Nation's most Populous State.










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