CAPE CORAL, Florida, July 30, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced today he will sign an executive order banning Florida schools from reimposing mask mandates for schoolchildren as the summer comes to a close.
DeSantis made the announcement a press conference in Cape Coral Friday, explaining the move is about “protecting the rights of parents” with regard to masks for kids, Fox13News reported. The order will make masks optional in Florida public schools for the 2021-2022 school year.
#BREAKING – Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will be signing an executive order making masks in school optional for students. https://t.co/3mVXveoUe9
— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) July 30, 2021
“We think that’s the most fair way to do it,” DeSantis said, adding that he and first lady Casey DeSantis would not compel their kids to wear masks.
“I want to see my kids smiling, I want them having fun,” he said. DeSantis also explained that for masks to have any benefit they must be worn in a precise way, and joked “My kids ain’t gonna wear that thing properly.”
Florida’s Department of Education will now be directed to create emergency rules to explicitly authorize parents, rather than teachers or administrators, to make the
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