Florida school districts are moving to resist Gov. Ron DeSantis’ order barring schools from implementing mask requirements for kids, setting up a fight with the Republican governor who has resisted any Covid-related mandates
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“I don’t think that we need to get in any kind of match with the governor,” said Robert Hyatt, a school board member in Alachua County, where two custodians died from the virus in the last few days. “To me, it’s not being defiant. It’s being reactive to what the situation is.” The state Department of Health reported 10,785 new Covid-19 infections in children under 12 years old, while more than 11,500 hospitalizations were reported Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that Florida saw more than 50,000 new infections and 100 deaths over a recent three-day span. Florida now makes up roughly one in five new infections in America.
DeSantis spokesperson Christina Pushaw, however, said state agencies are finalizing health and education emergency rules this week that allow parents to choose whether their kids wear masks.Many other Florida school districts are requiring masks for teachers, visitors and vendors on campuses. But Alachua, Leon and Broward are among the first to push for masking students despite DeSantis’ order.
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