Latest on FEA lawsuit filed to delay start of in-person classes

There’s new developments when it comes to the lawsuit filed by the Florida Education Association, over the reopening of schools.

Attorneys for the FEA have filed an emergency motion to allow districts to delay opening until COVID-19 cases decline.

Many Southwest Florida students are set to head back to the classrooms at the end of this month.

LIKE TO SPEAK TO A DETECTIVE,CALL THE COLLIER COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICE.THERE are NEW DEVELOPMENTS THISMORNING, about THE LAWSUIT THEFLORIDA EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONfiled... OVER THE REOPENING OFSCHOOLS.ATTORNEY’S FOR THE F-E-A HAVEFILED AN EMERGENCY MOTION TOALLOW DISTRICTS TO DELAY OPENIUNTIL COVID-19 CASES DECLINE.JESSICA ALPERN IS FOLLOWING THELATEST.AS A RESULT OF THOSE LATESTDEVELOPMENTS... A JUDGE HASSCHEDULED HEARINGS FOR TODAY ANDTOMORROW.THIS FOLLOWS A ZOOM MEETINGYESTERDAY...ATTORNEYS FOR THE STATE’SLARGEST TEACHER’S UNION MET WITHA JUDGE, AND ASKED TO ALLOWDISTRICTS THE OPTION TO DELAYTHE START OF IN-PERSON CLASSES.YOU MAY RECALL WE REPORTED ONWHEN THIS LAWSUIT WAS INITIALLYFILED LAST MONTH.IT’S BEEN FILED AGAINST THEGOVERNOR, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION, THE EDUCATIONCOMMISSIONER AND MORE.ALL IN RESPONSE TO THATEMERGENCY ORDER ... MANDATINGDISTRICTS TO REOPENBRICK-AND-MORTAR SCHOOLS.WHILE SOME DISTRICTS LIKEBROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE STILLPLAN TO START THE SCHOOL YEARREMOTE....SCHOOLS IN OUR AREA WILL REOPENAT THE END OF THIS MONTH.THAT’S DESPITE HUNDREDSGATHERING EARLIER THIS WEEK FORA PEACEFUL CAR RALLY... INSUPPORT OF A FULLY REMOTE START.IN NEW COURT DOCUMENTS, THE FEASAYS IT’S UNREASONABLY DANGEROUSTO SEND KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL ANDCOULD LEAD TO QUOTE "SEVERE ANDIRREPARABLE HUMAN CONSEQUENCES."SOME FLORIDA TEACHERS WEIGHINGIN ON THOSE CONSEQUENCES THISMORNING...Caitlin Cook, Teacher,Hillsborough CountyI’ve been to student funerals,it’s not somewhere I ever wantto be again and it’s awful toconsider that it could happenbut we have a way to prevent it.THERE ARE SCHEDULED HEARINGS FORTODAY AND TOMORROW... BUT ADECISION MAY TAKE EVEN LONGER.ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING THEGOVERNOR AND STATE BOARD OFEDUCATION SAID YESTERDAY THEYPLAN TO APPEAL THE DECISION TO ATHIRD DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS.IF THE INJUNCTION PREVAILS,SCHOOL DISTRICTS STATEWIDE WOULDGET A CHOICE...TO KEEP SCHOOL BUILDINGS CLOSEDAND OPT FOR AN ALL-VIRTUALCURRICULUMOR CHOOSE A BLENDEDMODEL.YOU CAN COUNT ON US TO FOLLOWTHE LATEST WHEN IT COMES TOTHOSE SCHEDULED HEAR