Angry parents have flooded school board meetings in Florida and across the country both supporting and opposing face covering requirements on schoolchildren
, according to a statement from Gov. Ron DeSantis' office.
At least one superintendent offered an immediate defiant response. Leon County Superintendent Hanna told school officials at a meeting Monday afternoon "you can't put a price tag on someone's life, including my salary." in North Carolina, for example, a group of parents opposing the district’s mask mandate tried to "overthrow" the current board and instate themselves into the positions over the question of mask mandates.Late last month, DeSantis issued an executive order that prohibits county school boards from imposing masking requirements on students.
Requests for comment on DeSantis' announcement are pending with the Florida School Boards Association and the Florida Association of District School Superintendents.
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