Florida Gov. DeSantis says he'll bar any local school district from requiring students to wear masks even as the nation fights a resurgence of coronavirus.
Friday prohibiting school districts in his state from having a choice to set such a mandate.
Before signing the order, the governor told supporters at a Cape Coral restaurant that he and his wife have always opposed masks for their children.
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