Florida Education Board Votes to Withhold Funds from School Districts with Mask Mandates
The Florida Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to withhold funds from eight school districts enforcing coronavirus mask mandates.
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The Florida Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to withhold funds from eight school districts enforcing coronavirus mask mandates.
The Florida Board of Education on Thursday voted to sanction eight school districts that have instituted Covid-19 mask mandates without giving parents the ability to opt their students out.
"Let's be clear. We are in complete support of parents having individual rights and freedoms," Leon County superintendent Rocky Hanna said.
The State Board of Education on Thursday ratcheted up discipline against eight county school boards that have maintained student mask mandates to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
As anticipated, the Florida Board of Education on Thursday ruled that eight public school districts — including Palm Beach County — violated state policy by mandating face masks for students without the ability for them to opt out.