COVID-19 and school

The change would be in violation of rules enacted to enforce Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order requiring parents to make mask decisions for their children.

If local officials don't comply, the state will withhold district funds in amounts equal to the collective monthly salaries of the school board members.

Broward County and Alachua County school board members who voted to impose a mask mandate could start losing their monthly pay as soon as next week unless they reverse their policy.

On the Florida Roundup, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardnoa warns he is prepared to probe the state over its executive order on mask mandates and delay in distributing federal funds.

More than 8,000 students have opted out of wearing masks within Duval County Public Schools within the second week of school — a small number...

The federal government has sent Florida more than $7 billion through the American Rescue Plan. But the state says it has the next three years to use up that money. And while officials are deciding who should get what, and what programs get funding, Democrats are urging the state to release that money now.

"School isn’t really known for its freedoms," Holmes said.

It's giving school officials in Alachua and Broward counties 48 hours to reverse course on requiring parents to submit doctors’ notes to opt out of mask mandates or risk losing district funds.

A legal battle over Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attempts to prevent school mask mandates will go ahead next week after a circuit judge refused to dismiss the case Thursday.

Florida’s largest school district is joining Alachua and Broward in requiring students to wear face coverings. The moves go against an executive order by Gov. Ron DeSantis requiring such policies to be voluntary.

The parents from across the state say the order violates the Florida Constitution, including a requirement for providing “safe” and “secure” public schools.

She cites the state's rise in coronavirus cases.