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‘Maximum Accountability’: Florida Takes Action Against School Officials Backing Mask Mandate For Students

Tim Pearce
‘Maximum Accountability’: Florida Takes Action Against School Officials Backing Mask Mandate For Students
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The Florida Department of Education (FDE) warned school officials in Broward County on Tuesday to rescind a mask mandate for students or lose their pay.

Republican Governor Ron DeSantis’ administration is giving the Broward County School Board until Friday to comply with his executive order banning school districts from forcing students to wear masks with parental consent. If the school refuses, the FDE has threatened to withhold pay from the school officials and administrators behind the mask mandate.

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