Florida Judge Tosses Out Gov. DeSantis' Mask Mandate Ban 👏👏👏
reports that Judge John Cooper ruled on a lawsuit brought by Florida parents who feel DeSantis’ ban was an overreach of his authority. DeSantis threatened “consequences” for districts that instituted a mask mandate in spite of his ban. Lawyers for the parents argue that the governor’s ban is in violation of a constitutional requirement that school districts operate schools that are safe. The state of Florida asserts that wearing masks in schools should be up to the parents.
In his ruling, Cooper cited the delta variant and the fact that it’s highly contagious and infecting children, even causing death. Cooper stressed the importance of both sides trying to work together to slow the spread. “We will not solve any issue if we can’t sit down and work together and take positions recognizing what’s going on is not some recent imposition or some attack on the country,” he says.
DeSantis has even gone as far as threatening to withhold the pay of school officials that tried mandating masks in their buildings. The governor’s spokesperson Christina Pushaw shared his statement regarding the threat earlier this month: “Ultimately — Education funding is for the students. The kids didn’t make the decision to encroach upon parents’ rights. So any financial penalties for breaking the rule would be targeted to those officials who made that decision.
Ultimately — Education funding is for the students. The kids didn’t make the decision to encroach upon parents’ rights. So any financial penalties for breaking the rule would be targeted to those officials who made that decision.
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