A parent confronts a police officer while protesting against wearing masks in schools before the special called school board workshop at the Pinellas County Schools Administration Building in Largo, Florida, on August 9. Octavio Jones/ReutersFlorida’s State Board of Education could move to withhold the salaries of superintendents and school board members who “led to the violation of law” prohibiting mask mandates for school districts. The Governor’s priorities are protecting parents’ rights and ensuring that every student has access to a high-quality education that meets their unique needs,” the statement added. Some background: DeSantis issued an executive order on July 30 directing the state’s health and education departments to issue rules preventing the implementation of school mask mandates. The order comes in response to “several Florida school boards considering or implementing mask mandates,” the governor’s office said, and is meant to “protect parents’ freedom to choose whether their children wear masks.”Two different lawsuits have been filed against the governor in response.

Source: CNN August 09, 2021 21:02 UTC