Dress code protest: A student protest of Ridgewood High School's new, stricter dress code results in more than 60 referrals for violations on Tuesday. Students and parents say the code is taking students out of class for sometimes minor infractions, such as logos being too large. Tampa Bay Times. WTSP. A student is turned away from the Braden River High School homecoming because he wasn't wearing a tie. The student's mother says the boy has breathing problems caused by spina bifida. Bradenton Herald.

Academic goals: The Duval County School Board approves Superintendent Nikolai Vitti's revised academic goals for the school year, though not without opposition. Florida Times-Union.

Teacher evaluations: More than 23 percent of Lake County's teachers are given a rating of "highly efficient," the highest evaluation a teacher can receive. That's an increase over last year's 11 percent, but pales to the 78 percent of teachers who received that rating in neighboring Orange and Seminole counties. Orlando Sentinel. Daily Commercial.

Superintendent protest: Dozens of people storm out of the Sarasota County School Board meeting after new Superintendent Todd Bowden's four-year contract is ratified. They were protesting the board dismissal of claims of sexual harassment against Bowden by three women who worked for him at Suncoast Technical College. Bowden will make $185,000 a year, and the board's vote to approve the contract was unanimous. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

Superintendent search: Monroe County School Superintendent Mark Porter withdraws as a finalist for the St. Johns County superintendent's job. He says he intends to fulfill his contract in Monroe, which runs through July 17, 2017. Keynoter. (more…)