Florida Gov. DeSantis faces revolt from school districts imposing mask mandates
Three major school districts voted for mask mandates on Wednesday despite sanction threats by the DeSantis administration.
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Three major school districts voted for mask mandates on Wednesday despite sanction threats by the DeSantis administration.
State officials hoped to humiliate local school leaders who defied Gov. Ron DeSantis on mask mandates, but only ended up embarrassing themselves.
The state Board of Education should not be threatening schools over COVID.
The DeSantis administration remains locked in a standoff with local education leaders over mask mandates in Florida schools.
The heated meeting is the latest development in an escalating fight between the governor and school districts. The board decided that school officials should be investigated and possibly punished for requiring students wear masks unless they are medically exempt.