A majority of Florida adults approve of school mask mandates as more districts oppose the state ban
A majority of Florida adults approve of school mask mandates despite a state-level ban against them and do not support the state withholding funding from districts that require masks, a new Quinnipiac
finds, as a growing number of Florida school districts have flouted the state policy in recent days to impose their own mask orders.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesThe Quinnipiac poll, conducted August 17-21 among 997 Florida adults, found 60% support students, teachers and staff being required to wear masks in school.
Separately, 54% believe schools should be allowed to mandate masks—as they are now prohibited from doing by the state—while 44% support the Florida government’s position that parents should instead decide whether or not their children should wear masks. A larger majority, 69%, believe it’s a bad idea for the state to withhold school leaderships’ salaries if they mandate masks, while only 25% support it.
While only 20% of Republicans support schools imposing mask orders, Floridians of both parties disapprove of the funding cuts, with 52% of Republicans saying it’s a bad idea versus 91% of Democrats.Beyond schools, 68% believe local officials should be able to mandate masks indoors if necessary—local governments in Florida, like schools, are also prohibited from imposing enforceable mask mandates—and 59% support everyone being required to wear masks indoors.73%.
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