Florida Still Plans To Punish Schools For Mandating Masks, Even After Judge Said It Was Illegal
and Volusia counties became the latest districts to vote in favor of mask mandates this week in light of Cooper’s ruling, with Lee County also becoming the third Republican-leaning district to issue a strict mandate after Sarasota and Indian River counties.Once the state appeals Cooper’s ruling and an automatic stay is issued, Ochs said, the case will go back to the district court, where Cooper will once again rule on the case on appeal.
the district has already started the process to take legal action to “ensure that Florida's districts have the right to act in the best interests of those they serve.”that have enacted policies that ban or severely restrict school mask mandates—not all of which are in effect—though the state’s policy has proved particularly contentious as Florida faces a massive Covid-19 surge.
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