Florida school board goes against DeSantis and votes to keep mask mandate

Florida School board member tells DeSantis to 'bring it' after he threatens to dock teachers' pay if they envoke mask mandate Leer en Español Your support helps us to tell the story ... Read More

Florida school districts defy DeSantis with mask mandates ... - Fox News

More than half of Florida's nearly 3million public school students are subject to mask mandates, which comes in the midst of efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis to ban the requirement. Read More

Florida school mask mandate power struggle goes before judge

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida’s power struggle over masks in schools landed Monday before a judge considering a lawsuit that challenges Gov. Ron DeSantis’ order reserving the decision for ... Read More

Florida judge rules DeSantis administration cannot restrict school ...

A Florida judge ruled Friday that Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration overstepped its authority in restricting school districts from enacting mask mandates after parents sued officials amid a ... Read More

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bills prohibiting vaccine, mask ...

DeSantis' mask and vaccine mandates apply to government offices, schools and workplaces in Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Another component of the legislation is Senate Bill 1387, which bans ... Read More

COVID-19 in Florida updates: School districts rebel over DeSantis' mask ...

Florida school districts rebel over DeSantis' mask order Florida school districts are weighing options for safety protocols as the 2021-22 school year is set to begin. Read More

Florida mayors defy DeSantis, announce mask and vaccine mandates

As Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to firmly oppose pandemic restrictions, some mayors are defying his wishes and instituting mask and vaccine mandates. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ... Read More

COVID Florida: rabbis urge DeSantis to end ban on school mask mandates

Seventy-seven rabbis from across Florida have asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to retract his executive order banning schools from imposing mask mandates. Lessons in Judaism, scientific research and the ... Read More

Biden steps in as Florida’s largest school districts defy state mask ...

Mask mandates again dominated discussion in Florida’s schooling world. A day after the State Board of Education threatened two districts over their mandates without universal opt-out provisions ... Read More

Biden administration looking to pay Florida educators if DeSantis ...

The Biden administration is examining whether it can direct unused stimulus funds to support educators in Florida who may defy the order by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis against mask mandates in ... Read More

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs executive order making masks in schools ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will sign an executive order to issue emergency rules for "protecting the rights of parents," making face masks optional across the state in schools and leaving ... Read More