The FEA lawsuit is one of at least two to have been filed against the state's plans to reopen schools. Both are asking a judge to intervene and stop schools from reopening in just a few weeks.
The union is calling on DeSantis, Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, the Florida State Board of Education, and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez to "stop the reckless and unsafe reopening of public school campuses as coronavirus infections surge statewide."
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The FEA also launched a petition that says the state's students must not return to school until steps are taken to reduce the rate of community spread of COVID-19.
"We cannot be reckless with children's lives," said Fedrick Ingram, FEA president.
Comment: Since when are children's lives at risk from coronavirus?
His attorney did not mince words. "The first 21 pages of our lawsuit are a chronicle of horrors," said Kendall Coffey.
Comment: There is absolutely no reason for this. Schools can and should reopen: