FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Students in Florida’s Broward County went back to school under a mask mandate Wednesday, even as their school board faced threats of severe penalties for defying Gov. Superintendent Alberto Carvalho agreed and the school board was discussing the measure Wednesday. The fire chief of a central Florida county on Wednesday asked that residents refrain from making 911 calls except for the most serious emergencies. Most school districts have adopted optional mask policies or given options to parents to easily opt out of requirements. Despite this pressure, the Alachua County School Board, which serves nearly 30,000 students in the Gainesville area, voted Tuesday night to extend its mask mandate for another two months, WJXT reported.

Source: thestar August 18, 2021 17:15 UTC