Some of Florida's largest school districts have moved to require masks for students, the latest in a weeklong saga that began when Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order aimed at preventing districts from mandating face coverings for kids.
However, the mandates -- issued by districts including Hillsborough , Orange , and Palm Beach -- come with a catch: parents are allowed to opt their children out of them, without providing a reason.A protester who is against the school mask mandate, enacted to help slow the spread of COVID-19, stands outside with a sign at a Hillsborough County School Board meeting in Tampa, Fla., May 18, 2021.
Broward Public Schools, the state's second-largest district, has not updated its guidance from Wednesday, which said masks are required for students. The guidance did not mention the choice of opting out.
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