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July 16 – 2004 Kumbakonam School fire in Tamil-Nadu, India, killed 94. [195] August 1 – Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire in Asunción, Paraguay, killed 370 and injured 500. August 5 – The Bauges Riding school fire in Lescheraines, France, killed 10. October 17 – Parque Central Complex fire in Caracas, Venezuela. [196]
In 2021 the Florida Board of Education prohibited teaching about critical race theory or the 1619 Project in public schools. [1]In April 2023, the Board of Education extended the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, often called the "Don't Say Gay" Act, from covering kindergarten to third grade students into covering the entire range of kindergarten to twelfth grade.
Governor-elect of Florida Ron DeSantis, a Republican, included Petty on his Transition Advisory Committee on Public Safety. [7] In January 2020, Petty was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis to the Florida State Board of Education. [8] Petty was confirmed by the Florida Senate in March 2020 in a 23-16 vote along party lines. [9]
Gardner Edgerton High School teacher Nicholas Prutsman has been charged with two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a child in Johnson County District Court.
Ron DeSantis has been governor since January 8, 2019. The governor of Florida is the head of government of the U.S. state of Florida. The governor is the head of the executive branch of the government of Florida and is the commander-in-chief of the Florida National Guard.
The revised constitution also created a new Florida Board of Education with seven members (one of whom is the commissioner of education), appointed by the governor to oversee the Department of Education. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation - 930 positions Division of Blind Services - 300 positions Annual operating budget for all entities in ...
The Pasadena Unified School District of 14,000 students is in emergency mode with five school sites severely damaged or destroyed, all of the district's 24 campuses closed since Jan. 8, and staff ...
Rebekah Jones (born July 25, 1989) is an American geographer, data scientist, [a] and activist. She is known for her COVID-19 activism in Florida, allegations against the Florida Department of Health and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, an unsubstantiated whistleblower complaint after being fired, and several legal issues.