February 20, 2022

Florida governor: school districts that defied no-mask mandate to lose $200m (The Guardian)

The Guardian: Florida governor: school districts that defied no-mask mandate to lose $200m. “Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, is backing a controversial proposal to strip $200m in education funding from Democratic counties that defied his executive order last year banning mask mandates in schools. DeSantis, who is widely seen as a leading heir to Donald Trump in the Republican party, plans to send the money instead to mostly Republican counties that supported him.”

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November 18, 2021

New York Times: As G.O.P. Fights Mask and Vaccine Mandates, Florida Takes the Lead

New York Times: As G.O.P. Fights Mask and Vaccine Mandates, Florida Takes the Lead. “Almost entirely along party lines, Republicans passed four bills on Wednesday to curtail mask and vaccine mandates, the culmination of a three-day special legislative session that Mr. DeSantis called so swiftly it caught even Republican leaders by surprise. The session was urgently needed to combat federal government overreach, Mr. DeSantis argued.”

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October 11, 2021

Opinion: Florida teachers are quitting their jobs in droves — and who can blame them? (Washington Post)

Washington Post: Opinion: Florida teachers are quitting their jobs in droves — and who can blame them?. “Teachers are quitting their jobs in droves, particularly younger ones, and who can blame them? As of July, 2,137 teachers have left the Orlando-area Orange County school system, either by resigning or retiring, Wendy L. Doromal, the president of the county’s Classroom Teachers Association, told me, adding that another 493 teachers told a recent survey they are currently thinking of leaving or retiring. ‘It’s more than we have had previously, and it just keeps going and going,’ Doromal said. Statewide, there were 5,000 teachers and 3,700 support-staff vacancies in early August. There is also a major substitute teacher crisis, not to mention an intense shortage of bus drivers.”

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October 8, 2021

Nikki Fried: Commissioner Nikki Fried Releases COVID-19 School Data Blocked by DeSantis Administration

Nikki Fried: Commissioner Nikki Fried Releases COVID-19 School Data Blocked by DeSantis Administration. “Today, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, an independently-elected member of the Florida Cabinet, held a virtual press conference to release and discuss school district COVID-19 data which Governor Ron DeSantis’ administration has worked to block. This data shows clear evidence that school districts requiring masks resulted in up to four times lower COVID-19 cases per capita than school districts that did not require masks.”

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August 27, 2021

AP: Judge blocks Florida governor’s order banning mask mandates

AP: Judge blocks Florida governor’s order banning mask mandates. “School districts in Florida may impose mask mandates, a judge said Friday, ruling that Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his authority by issuing an executive order banning the mandates. Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper agreed with a group of parents who claimed in a lawsuit that DeSantis’ order is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced. The governor’s order gave parents the sole right to decide if their child wears a mask at school.”

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August 25, 2021

Washington Post: More than half of Florida’s students now go to schools mandating masks in defiance of DeSantis

Washington Post: More than half of Florida’s students now go to schools mandating masks in defiance of DeSantis. “More than half of Florida’s students are now enrolled in public school districts with mask mandates despite threats of sanctions from the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who decreed that only parents can decide whether their children wear masks. On Tuesday night, two school districts — in Orange and Indian River counties — approved mandates to try to stop the spread of the delta variant of the novel coronavirus. They joined eight other districts that recently moved to require a medical exemption from a doctor to opt out.”

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August 20, 2021

CNN: Florida Board of Education orders Broward, Alachua counties to allow mask opt-out in 48 hours or start losing funding

CNN: Florida Board of Education orders Broward, Alachua counties to allow mask opt-out in 48 hours or start losing funding. “The Florida State Board of Education has sent an order to Broward and Alachua counties’ school board officials stating that they have 48 hours to comply with the state’s wishes to allow an opt-out option for masks or the state will begin withholding funds, according to copies of the orders shown to CNN.”

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August 20, 2021

CNN: Ron DeSantis leans into mask-mandate fights as Covid cases soar in Florida

CNN: Ron DeSantis leans into mask-mandate fights as Covid cases soar in Florida. “As the number of new coronavirus cases in his state soars, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is betting that an aggressive campaign against mandatory mask-wearing in schools will harden the Republican base ahead of his expected re-election bid next year — and make him a GOP star nationwide as the party’s 2024 presidential primary comes into view.”

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August 12, 2021

Axios: Over 800 physicians call on DeSantis to repeal anti-mask order in schools

Axios: Over 800 physicians call on DeSantis to repeal anti-mask order in schools. “More than 800 physicians signed a letter on Thursday calling on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to repeal an executive order that prohibits local officials from requiring masks in school. Driving the news: DeSantis is threatening to withhold pay from superintendents and school board members who mandate face masks in schools, even as Florida experiences a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations driven by the Delta variant.”

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August 7, 2021

CNN: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ order on masks in schools faces its first legal challenge over constitutionality

CNN: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ order on masks in schools faces its first legal challenge over constitutionality. “Eight Florida attorneys have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis over his executive order on masks in schools, said Charles Gallagher, an attorney working on the suit. This is the first legal challenge over the constitutionality of the governor’s order on masks, Gallagher said.”

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