Judge rules in teachers' favor

A judge in Leon County ruled in teachers' favor in a lawsuit filed by the Florida Education Association (FEA) against the state's emergency order that forces districts to reopen public schools five days a week physically.

USE WATER FOUNTAINS, BUT THESCHOOL WILL HAVE WATER BOTTLEDISPENSERS.THE WAIT IS OVER IN A MONTHSLONG BATTLE BETWEEN THE STATEAND THE FLORIDA EDUCATIONASSOCIATION.A JUDGE RULED IN TEACHERS’ FAVORCALLING THE EXECUTIVE ORDER ONREOPENING BRICK-AND-MORTARSCHOOLS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.THE JUDGE SAID THAT HIS RULINGWILL ALLOW LOCAL BOARDS TO MAKE"SAFETY DETERMINATIONS" FORREOPENING SCHOOLS WITHOUTFINANCIAL PENALTY.THE SUIT FILED BY THE LARGESTTEACHERS UNION, ASKED TO ALLOWLOCAL DISTRICTS TO