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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D21-2685 _____________________________ GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Florida; RICHARD CORCORAN, in his official capacity as Florida Commissioner of Education; FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; and FLORIDA BOARD OF EDUCATION, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. ALLISON SCOTT, individually and on behalf of W.S., a minor; LESLEY ABRAVANEL and MAGNUS ANDERSSON, individually and on behalf of S.A. and A.A., minors; KRISTEN THOMPSON, individually and on behalf of P.T., a minor; AMY NELL, individually and on behalf of O.S., a minor; DAMARIS ALLEN, individually and on behalf of E.A., a minor; PATIENCE BURKE, individually and on behalf of C.B., a minor; and PEYTON DONALD and TRACY DONALD, individually and on behalf of A.D., M.D., J.D., and L.D., minors, Appellees/Cross-Appellants. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. John C. Cooper, Judge. December 22, 2021 PER CURIAM. The Court grants the parties’ “joint suggestion of mootness, motion to vacate the order on appeal, and motion to dismiss” docketed November 29, 2021. The Court dismisses this appeal as moot, vacates the trial court’s order and final judgment, and remands the case to the trial court with directions that the case be dismissed. ROBERTS, BILBREY, and NORDBY, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Raymond F. Treadwell, Chief Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Governor, Tallahassee, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee Governor Ron DeSantis; Michael A. Abel, Daniel K. Bean, Jacqueline A. Van Laningham, and Jared J. Burns of Abel Bean Law, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees. Charles R. Gallagher III and Erika T. Mariz of Gallagher & Associates Law Firm, P.A., St. Petersburg; Joshua G. Sheridan and Elizabeth D. Burchell of Busciglio Sheridan Schoeb, P.A., Tampa; Martha E. Aristizabal of Aristilaw, PLLC, Tampa; Craig Whisenhunt of Ripley Whisenhunt, PLLC, Pinellas Park; Maria G. Pitelis and Mary Lou Miller Wagstaff of Wagstaff & Pitelis, P.A., 2 Largo; Erin E. Woolums and Erin K. Barnett of Barnett Woolums P.A., St. Petersburg; Tracey Sticco, Tampa; Natalie Paskiewicz of Paz Mediation, St. Petersburg; Charles W. Dodson, Tallahassee; Kristin A. Norse, Stuart C. Markman, Katherine E. Yanes, and Brandon K. Breslow of Kynes, Markman & Felman, P.A., Tampa; Chris W. Altenbernd of Banker Lopez Gassler P.A., Tampa, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants. 3