| Florida Union Free School District | |
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51 N Main St Florida ,New York,10921-0757 | |
| District information | |
| Grades | Pre-K – 12 |
| Superintendent | Lisamarie Spindler |
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| NCES District ID | 3625320[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 7522021–2022 school year |
| Teachers | 73.912021–2022 school year |
| Staff | 57.502021–2022 school year |
| Student–teacher ratio | 10.17 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Florida Union Free School District is aschool district inOrange County in theU.S. state ofNew York. It includes the village ofFlorida and parts of the towns ofWarwick andGoshen.[2]
The district was a party in the court case dealing calledWalczak v. Florida Union Free School District[3] dealing withfree appropriate public education in which a court ruled that children are not entitled to the best education that money can buy; they are only entitled to an appropriate education.
Larry Leaven, a gay man in a same-sex marriage, became superintendent in 2021. He immediately began receiving homophobic harassment from community members, with members of the local chapter ofMoms for Liberty being the most persistent. Of the three board members elected in May 2022 on a platform opposing "critical race theory", one was a Moms for Liberty member, one was married to a Moms for Liberty member, and one received funding from Moms for Liberty members. Leaven resigned his position in November 2022, though Leaven's supporters argue that he was forced out by the board.[4][5]
The district operates Golden Hill Elementary School, serving pre-K through 5th grade, andS.S. Seward Institute, serving 6th through 12th grades.
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