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Sarasota Schools anti-mask lawsuit dropped A group of parents opposed to the Sarasota County School District’s COVID-19 mask policy has dropped a lawsuit opposing the mandate for face coverings for most students that they filed against the district last fall.  Patrick Leduc, an attorney in Tampa, filed the lawsuit in October on behalf of Sarasota parents Amy Cook, Gustavo Collazo, Nicholas Eastman and Catherine Gonzales. Leduc said it became evident that judges were rejecting claims that mask mandates violated students’ rights to an education. Leduc had lost three similar cases in B...

With COVID-19 cases surging, some court trials are going back on hold.

In-person court hearings and jury trials are back on hold in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. The decisions were announced Tuesday after steep increases in new COVID-19 cases and the rising percentage of people testing positive.

Masks to remain mandatory in Hillsborough schools after judge tosses lawsuit By Gloria Gomez and FOX 13 News Staff Published  article TAMPA, Fla. - Students in Hillsborough County schools must continue to wear masks to slow the spread of COVID-19. A judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by parents who opposed the district’s mandate. The district implemented the mask rule over the summer before classes even resumed as part of the larger plan to contain the coronavirus while also allowing in-person classes. All students and staff are required to wear face-coverings except while...