The Florida Education Association (FEA), the state’s largest teacher and education worker union, announced Monday it is suing Gov. Ron DeSantis over his order that would force public schools to fully reopen in August.
The lawsuit, filed in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida in Miami, asserts that ordering schools to return to in-person instruction amid an ongoing pandemic is a violation of Florida’s state constitution, which mandates the provision of “safe” and “secure” schools. It also seeks a declaration from the court that the state’s order has put “arbitrary and capricious demands” on public schools.
