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Message From: Sent: Subject: Governor's Press Office [Governor'sPressOffice@eog.myflorida.com] 1/2/2018 8:33:33 PM ICYMI - Tampa Bay Times: Florida to provide Puerto Rico high school diplomas to eligible evacuees FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 2, 2018 CONTACT: GOVERNOR'S PRESS OFFICE (850)717-9282 media@eog.myflorida.com IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Tampa Bay Times: Florida to provide Puerto Rico high school diplomas to eligible evacuees Florida to provide Puerto Rico high school diplomas to eligible evacuees Tampa Bay Times Jeffrey Solochek January 2, 2018 Puerto Rican teens who evacuated after Hurricane Maria's devastation can still earn a high school diploma from their home island while completing their work in Florida, the state Department of Education has informed superintendents. If the students fled the storm, are currently enrolled in a Florida public school and had attained 11th or 12 grade by the time Maria hit, they can pursue this option, K-12 chancellor Hershel Lyons wrote in a late December memo. Education commissioner Pam Stewart reached out to her counterpart, in Puerto Rico in November to make this arrangement possible. The state is coordinating with Puerto Rico to get student credits transferred and to get transcripts delivered. -TUT-TUT-TUr II II II Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 1 ED 002061 00007454-00001