Florida Union Free School District

School district in the U.S. state of New York

Florida Union Free School District

51 N Main St

Florida

, New York, 10921-0757
District information
Grades| Pre-K – 12
Superintendent| Lisamarie Spindler
School board|

* Rob Andrade, President
* Lori Gorcsos, Vice President
* Stephen Caldwell
* John T. Redman
* Robert Scheuermann

NCES District ID| 3625320[1]
Students and staff
Students| 752 2021–2022 school year
Teachers| 73.91 2021–2022 school year
Staff| 57.50 2021–2022 school year
Student–teacher ratio| 10.17
Other information
Website| www.floridaufsd.org

Florida Union Free School District is a school district in Orange County in the U.S. state of New York. It includes the village of Florida and parts of the towns of Warwick and Goshen.[2]

## History

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The district was a party in the court case dealing called Walczak v. Florida Union Free School District[3] dealing with free 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 of Moms 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]

## Schools

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The district operates Golden Hill Elementary School, serving pre-K through 5th grade, and S.S. Seward Institute, serving 6th through 12th grades.

## References

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1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Florida Union Free School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
2. ^ Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Orange County, NY (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2022. \- Text list
3. ^ U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 142 F. 3d 119, 122 (2nd Cir. 1998), April 16, 1998
4. ^ Solomon, Will (April 13, 2023). "Questions remain about Orange County superintendent's departure". Times Union. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
5. ^ Gilbert, David (April 26, 2023). "A Far-Right Moms Group Is Terrorizing Schools in the Name of Protecting Kids". Vice. Retrieved October 3, 2023.

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Education in Orange County, New York

Central and Union Free school districts are authorized to operate high schools, though not all do, while common school districts may not operate high schools.

School
districts|

* Chester UFSD
* Cornwall CSD
* Eldred CSD
* Florida UFSD
* Goshen CSD
* Greenwood Lake UFSD
* Haverstraw-Stony Point (North Rockland) CSD
* Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery CSD
* Kiryas Joel Village UFSD
* Marlboro CSD
* Middletown City CSD
* Minisink Valley CSD
* Monroe-Woodbury CSD
* Newburgh City SD
* Pine Bush CSD
* Port Jervis City SD
* Suffern CSD
* Tuxedo UFSD
* Valley CSD
* Wallkill CSD
* Warwick Valley CSD
* Washingtonville CSD

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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