FHSAA votes to begin high school football season as scheduled
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) The Florida High School Athletic Association executive board voted 10-5 in favor of maintaining the state’s July 27th start for high school fall sports, including football. Teams in the bay area and the rest of Florida can begin full practices next Monday.
The ruling also states that schools that cannot begin practices on the 27th will have to declare an intention to not compete in the state series (playoffs).
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Police investigating COVID-19 parties around Florida
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. (WESH)— COVID-19 parties are reportedly attended by people who are either trying to get the virus or people who think they just won’t be impacted.
Sheriff’s officials say the crowds at the parties in Kissimmee range from teenagers to people in their 20s and early 30s, which they believe has a direct correlation to the spike in COVID-19 cases in that age bracket.
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Florida’s largest teachers union files suit to block school reopening mandate
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Cap News) – A lawsuit filed by the Florida Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, is seeking to prevent Florida schools from reopening next month.
The suit alleges schools won’t be able to provide the protections needed to conduct in person classes safely, violating the state constitution.
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