Monarch High transgender athlete: What to know about the law at center of controversy

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 12/2 10:40P Anthony Man

Legally, the participation of a transgender athlete on the girls’ volleyball team at Monarch High school seems clear cut: It’s against Florida law. Transgender girls are not allowed to play on girls teams at public schools in Florida under a...

No sudden disclosure: Transgender athlete’s fight was publicly revealed long ago in legal battle...

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 12/2 12:00A Scott Travis

The revelation that a transgender girl was playing on the Monarch High girls volleyball team — as well as the resulting administrative shakeup — shocked many this week. But the student s battle had actually been detailed in public court papers...

‘Gross miscarriage of justice’? Judge dismisses case against 1 of 5 high school staff members in...

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/30 9:12A Shira Moolten

A Palm Beach County judge dismissed the criminal case against a high school assistant principal last week, months after he and four other Palm Beach Central High School staff members, including the principal, were arrested on charges of failing...

Students walk out of Monarch High amid transgender athlete controversy

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/28 8:53A Scott Travis

The turmoil related to a transgender athlete at Monarch High continued Tuesday, with students at the school staging a walkout as well as the state and Superintendent Peter Licata speaking out on the...

Monarch High principal and others are reassigned due to athletics issue

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/27 5:28A Scott Travis

The principal of Monarch High in Coconut Creek and several other staff members are under investigation over allegations related to improper student participation in sports, the Broward school district said Monday. Principal James Cecil and other...

A Christian club was blocked from Wilton Manors Elementary. Here’s why it concerned some parents.

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/22 8:30P Scott Travis

An elementary school in the heart of Broward s LGBTQ community sent out a notice that shocked some parents: A new after-school club would teach morals and values from a Biblical framework. Parents at Wilton Manors Elementary started researching...

Teachers and students grapple with fears and confusion about new laws restricting pronoun use

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/21 1:57A Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis high school senior Caston Peters had used they and them or he and him pronouns at school for three years without a problem, but they came home a few days into this school year and told their mother that the...

‘Our kids are not safe’: 2nd Congressional group tours MSD’s 1200 building

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/20 11:09A Scott Travis

Members of Congress visited the site of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High tragedy on Monday, in what s expected to be the last in a series of tours designed to urge lawmakers to take action on school safety. This was the second time U.S. Rep....

‘We don’t have any money.’ Broward Superintendent tours schools, and talk of closures ramps up

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/20 10:33A Lisa J. Huriash

In the first step toward the consolidation or closure of public schools, Broward schools superintendent Peter Licata went on a road tour Monday to visit campuses. He s been tasked by the School District to bring a plan back in June 2024 that...

3 Essential Tips for Teaching the Plot of a Story

Teaching in the Heart of Florida 11/19 6:00P Rissa

By Rissa Hanneken Updated November 20, 2023 Understanding the plot of a story is like piecing together a jigsaw puzzle. Each part is vital, and once students grasp how they interlock, they see the...

Tolstoy, Sendak picture book among hundreds banned from Florida schools

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/17 8:01A Leslie Postal

Hundreds of books, including a classic by Leo Tolstoy and a storybook by beloved children s author Maurice Sendak, have been pulled from Florida school libraries this fall as administrators continue...

Mom pushes for EpiPen staff training in schools statewide

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/17 1:00A Steven Lemongello

Sherry Isler thought she had done everything she needed to do to enroll her 5-year-old son in his Winter Park school’s before- and after-school programs. But then she asked about his food allergies....

Florida violated pro-Palestinian students’ free speech rights, lawsuit says

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/16 10:21A Divya Kumar

A pro-Palestinian student group with backing from the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida has filed a federal lawsuit against state officials, saying they violated students’ free speech rights by moving to ban the group from university...

Broward County schools set to reopen Friday

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/16 5:21A Scott Travis

Broward County Public Schools will be open Friday, after closing Thursday for flooding. Superintendent Peter Licata said a few schools are damaged but all are accessible, and contingency plans are being made. Among the schools affected, he said,...

Singer-songwriter Pink banned book giveaway in South Florida | PHOTOS

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/16 2:42A Miami Herald

Singer-songwriter Pink partnered with free-speech advocates PEN America to distribute books that have been banned by various public schools in Florida.