The big story: About 15 years ago, the Florida Department of Education launched myfloridateacher.com with a stated goal of helping school districts know educators’ disciplinary history while making hiring decisions.
With concerns high about problematic teachers moving unnoticed from district to district, the state required schools to report offenses to the department, which would then make it easier to find records of misbehavior.
The amount of information available grew for districts and the public. Some teachers still find their ways into classrooms, where they continue to do the things that got them in trouble before. A Citrus County mom recently stumbled upon one of them. Read more here.
School district leadership: The Pinellas County school district is seeing a generational shift in its top administration, with turnover in five top positions.
Guns on campus: The Leon County school district reported a 90% decrease in weapons confiscations at schools this year, the Tallahassee Democrat reports.
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