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Florida appellate court rules that student email complaining about professor’s classroom behavior and teaching methods was an education record protected from disclosure under FERPA

A Florida Appeals court has ruled that a college did not violate the state public records law by refusing to provide a professor with an unredacted copy of a student’s email complaining about the professor’s classroom behavior and teaching methods, because the email was protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

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Florida teachers’ union’s merit pay lawsuit based on state law claims is dismissed

A lawsuit by Florida’s teachers’ union filed in state court over the merit-pay law was dismissed today, with a circuit judge ruling the sweeping 2011 law did not violate teachers’ state constitutional rights.

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Florida Teachers’ union sues state alleging mix of merit pay and performance based evaluations violate US Constitution

Teachers have filed suit in federal court charging Florida’s sweeping merit-pay law unfairly resulted in many teachers’ evaluations being based on the test scores of students or subjects they did not teach in violation of the equal-protection and due-process clauses of the U.S. Constitution.

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Proposed Florida law gives parents of special needs students final say over educational plan

Proposed legislation in Florida would give parents of special needs kids the final say about their child’s education.

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Supreme Court finds drug dog search on house porch to be an unreasonable search

The United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, held that use of a drug-sniffing dog by police officers on the front porch of a suspect’s home, without probable cause, a search warrant, or the homeowner’s consent, constituted an unreasonable search under the Fourth Amendment.

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Florida school board poised to formalize policy allowing service animals on campus

Palm Beach County School District’s board is expected to vote on a proposed “service animal” policy.

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Two Florida district board members seek reimbursement of more than $20,000 in legal fees incurred during public records investigation

The Herald-Tribune reports that Manatee County school board members Julie Aranibar and Karen Carpenter are seeking reimbursement for more than $20,000 in legal fees incurred during a public records violations investigation.

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Florida district enters in agreement with DOJ to revise policies regarding students’ national origin and immigration status

The Palm Beach Post reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has finalized a settlement with the Palm Beach County School District over discipline and enrollment practices.

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Student claims Florida district suspended her for participating in “National Day of Silence”

Florida’s television affiliate, NBC-2, reports that Amber Hatcher, a student at DeSoto High School, has filed suit in federal court against DeSoto County School District.

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Florida district considers eliminating all student clubs rather than approve gay-straight club

The Orlando Sentinel reports that the Lake County School Board is considering adopting new rules that would restrict extracurricular student clubs in secondary schools, as it is currently faced with a middle school student’s request, supported by the American Civil Liberties Union, to form a Gay Straight Alliance club.

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