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A Leon County circuit judge began hearing arguments Monday in a high-profile lawsuit about whether Florida school districts should be able to set student mask requirements as COVID-19 continues to surge across the state.
The politically charged Florida debate over wearing masks in school to guard against coronavirus infection is now before a judge.
A legal battle over Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attempts to prevent school mask mandates will go ahead next week after a circuit judge refused to dismiss the case Thursday. Attorneys for a group of parents are challenging a July 30 executive order by DeSantis that seeks to prohibit county school boards from requiring students to wear masks.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge on Thursday refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the order by Gov. Ron DeSantis that parents should decide whether their children wear masks at school to combat the coronavirus.
Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper ruled that the plaintiffs can move forward with their case, which alleges that DeSantis is needlessly compromising children's safety by prohibiting on-campus mask mandates amid a Covid-19 outbreak.