Fri Oct 8, 2021 – 7:22 pm EDT
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida (LifeSiteNews) — Florida school districts mandating masks for kids in violation of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban have been issued financial penalties after a unanimous Board of Education vote to green-light the strategy Thursday.
The move is the latest salvo in an ongoing legal battle with President Joe Biden over the rights of citizens to make their own health choices, as well as the state of Florida’s authority to make and enforce its own rules without federal interference.
WASH POST: Florida issues financial penalties to school districts with mask mandates
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) October 8, 2021
At its October 7 meeting, the Florida Board of Education (BOE) unanimously agreed to impose financial penalties for school districts mandating students wear masks to allegedly stem the spread of COVID-19, taking up Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran’s recommendation to impose the penalties as an enforcement measure.
The financial penalties stripping state funding from defiant districts will be used to ensure schools comply with an executive order signed by Gov. DeSantis in July prohibiting school administrators from forcing
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