The Biden administration said Tuesday that school districts across the country should follow federal guidelines for universal masking in schools, even if that means defying governors who have prohibited local mask rules.
“If you’re not interested in following the public health guidelines to protect the lives of people in your state, to give parents some comfort as they’re sending their kids to school … then get out of the way, and let public officials and local officials do their job to keep students safe,” White House press secretary Jennifer Psaki saidPsaki praised school leaders in Florida for their “courage” and “boldness” for defying Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates.
On Tuesday, the Broward County School Board voted to require face coverings for the school year, accordingThe district, which is the sixth largest in the nation and the second largest in Florida, covers cities north of Miami, including Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, and Pompano Beach. Also on Tuesday, the Florida Department of Education sent Broward Schools a letter that said the state had launched an “investigation of non-compliance,” thereported. The district’s mask rules are “inconsistent” with the governor’s orders, the letter said, and could result in the education department withholding the salaries of the superintendent and school board members.
“I have a moral responsibility to be my brother and sister’s keepers, even if it means that my salary is taken away,” Rosalind Osgood, the School Board chair, told the newspaper.at night knowing that I didn’t put parochial self-interest before people,” she said.: “Broward School Board votes to keep masks mandatory, defying the governor’s order.”
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