Gov. DeSantis spox warns school district mask rules unenforceable Related Articles Duval has an 'opt-out,' Alachua went farther. Ahead of decisions to require masks in Alachua County schools and to force the maskless to “opt out” in Duval, a spokesperson for Gov. Ron DeSantis advised caution, noting that the state policy ultimately is one of choice. DeSantis’ press secretary Christina Pushaw urged that any “mask mandate” couldn’t be enforced because of state policy. “Even if a school board passes a ‘mask mandate,’ they will not be able to enforce it, because the choice will be up to parents whether their children wear masks or not,” Pushaw said when asked about Duval Tuesday evening, noting that the matter is one of rulemaking between the Florida Department of Health and the Florida Department of Education at this point.