After record-shattering daily COVID-19 counts, school boards in Florida's Hillsborough and Miami-Dade Counties held emergency meetings and voted to again require face coverings on campuses — defying Gov. Ron DeSantis
After record-shattering daily COVID-19 counts, school boards in Florida's Hillsborough and Miami-Dade Counties held emergency meetings Wednesday and voted to again require face coverings on campuses.The districts are the nation's fourth- and seventh-largest — representing more than 600,000 students.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets.
His administration had threatened to dock the salaries of superintendents and school board members who don't allow parents to opt out, the Tampa Bay TimesThe board listened to nearly two hours of public comments that exposed the intense political nature of the issue, and a depressing level of misinformation.
One man apologized to the parents who have lost children to COVID and then audaciously told them that masks would not have prevented their children’s deaths. Others, who called themselves "patriots" several times, mocked masks as "face diapers" and said they refused to live in fear."It would be incredible to see the same number of people who talked about oppression today speak up for our Black and Latino students," said board member Karen Perez, pointing out that those are the most at risk populations.Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions.
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is now facing a revolt from a growing number of school districts - including some of the largest in the country - that have passed tough mask mandates for the new school year despite his administration's threat to sanction them.
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