Florida Judge Blocks Governor’s School Reopening Gambit (1)

A Florida judge struck down an order for all of the state’s K-12 public schools to reopen by Aug. 31 regardless of Covid-19 safety concerns, siding with the state teachers union that sued to block the requirement.

The Florida Education Association had argued in its lawsuit the reopening mandate from state Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran violated a section of Florida’s constitution that requires the state to provide “a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high-quality system of free public schools.”

State Circuit Judge Charles Dodson in Tallahassee largely agreed in an order issued Monday, granting a temporary injunction that blocks Gov. ...