Florida Gives Two School Districts 48 Hours To Comply With mask Rule Or Lose Funding

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Florida gives two school districts 48 hours to comply with mask rule or lose funding

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By Hill, August 21, 2021

Florida’s Board of Education is ordering two school districts to comply with an order allowing parents to opt out of local mask mandates, with state officials giving the districts 48 hours to comply before they move to withhold funding.

The state is requesting a list of the annual salaries of all school board members in Alachua and Broward counties, and the State Board of Education will then begin withholding 1/12th of that amount each month from the district’s funds, as an initial step.

“School board members of districts have willingly and knowingly violated the rights of parents by denying them the option to make health care decisions for their children – a blatant violation of the Parents’ Bill of Rights,” the Florida Department of Education said in a news release.

Both Alachua and Broward have instituted mask requirements for all students and staff, regardless of vaccination status, in defiance of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), whose “Bill of Rights” order has effectively prevented schools from requiring masks.

“It is important to remember that this issue is about ensuring local school board members, elected politicians, follow the law,” Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran said in a statement. “These are the initial consequences to their intentional refusal to follow state law and state rule to purposefully and willingly violate the rights of parents. This is simply unacceptable behavior.”

The state requires public schools to allow for a parent or legal guardian of the student to opt-out of any mask requirements without any reason. Alachua and Broward require doctors’ notes.

The order comes four days after the Board unanimously voted to investigate the districts and “to take any and all action necessary” to ensure that they are in compliance with the order.

The threat from the Board of Education comes as more districts across the state defy the governor’s order. School boards in Miami-Dade and Hillsborough counties voted this week to begin requiring their students to wear masks.

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