TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ fight over school mask mandates took a dramatic turn on Tuesday after the state Board of Education ruled two defiant school districts broke state law and threatened to remove local elected officials for disobeying the GOP governor.
Florida, along with states like Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee, has pushed to block local mask mandates in schools just as the new in-person education year is beginning, breaking with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending face coverings indoors for children regardless of vaccination status.
Leading up to the meeting, the districts pushing mask mandates in schools were at risk of losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in state funding — an amount tied to the school board and superintendent salaries. The Biden administration saidbudgets that get slashed for requiring face coverings, a move that angered state leaders like Corcoran.
Other state board members raised concerns that local education officials could decide to disregard rules they simply don't want to follow.
Politico should be ashamed for their endless promotion of Ron DeSantis.
Just look at hunter biden sex porn. Did he have a mask?
How do you remove an elected official?
Sure…go ahead!
Did the Bishop just require masks Catholic schools Venice diocese?
This is the time for civil disobedience. It is a public health emergency.
You vill do as de Fuhrer says or be arrested. Communism in Florida.
Good!
Land of the free?
Well, if you care about the children under your protection more then the crazy political pipe dreams of a foolish man, is now reason for removal….the guy who had real crack pipe dreams would of done a much better job for Florida 😕
Florida, the state with a governor who wants to kill you from covid.
This is gestapo level shit. Local government should have say in local matters. This is why we have different levels of government. We have given federal and now state governments to much power.
F*CK RON DESANTIS!! DROP DE♤D DESANTIS!!
With the threat of losing state funds watered down, the state BOE, led by Grady, outlined possible penalties schools could face and held off issuing any sanctions. The state could remove school officers or submit a report to push lawmakers to take action against school boards.
Something is rotten is the state of Florida.. wtfff
Y’all are all talking about flordia becoming a dictatorship but not talking abt how in nyc you literally can’t go anywhere without a vax. So telling schools they can’t mandate mask is tyranny but telling restaurants and bars they will be fined if they let unvaxxed people in isnt?
DuhSantis
Florida needs to remove DeSantoes…
This has got to be the most ridiculous ish on EARTH! Floridaing stat Floridaing. 🙄🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🥲
Big Government Overreach much? They say the States are “laboratories of democracy”. FL has decided to test Authoritarianism. If Republicans can make it work there, they’ll export the model to other states. RegeneRonDeathSantis
So the government can demand parents vaccinate their children for Hepatitis B, Polio and other diseases but they object to protection from Covid How does that make any sense The GQP are interfering with Biden's goal for political purposes and killing us in the process.
Height of craziness
Disobey? Who is he? Their Lord and Master!!!! The King of Florida? Dictating…. What will he do next!! Their are no Rulers.
And this is the party of less government interference?
Thesixler
We must learn that we are not supposed to underestimate the danger of deadly virus because you never know if it may have another mutant to be stronger and deadlier. You know that the pandemic is still not over. A life is very precious. I want to see you to love your life.
Sounds like something that happens under a dictatorship
big government tyranny at work in all red states.
There is no time for politics. You, all our fellow Americans, remember “Death is always the most tragic word in the humanity’s history”. Are you happy to see any of your loving friend or family relative who slept in the coffin, aren’t you? There is no room for stupidity.
If a maskless child who is already vaccinated died by delta in the school, then the school will be in a big trouble because of lawsuits. You must learn that you never underestimate the virus because you have no idea how the virus can be life-threatening to anyone. Be safe.
Florida has become a dictatorship I see...
Taliban CopyCat!
What next? Brownshirts?
The king of Florida. Is trying to kill off as many people as he can.
He's another Faubus. Biden needs to call him and threaten to send C-130's if he doesn't stand down.
Hmmmm. I wonder who appointed them?
So, lock up teachers and school administrators ? Sheer genius ! No right to life in Florida ?
Insane!!!
This is the “FREEDOM” the republicans are preaching to their supporters?
I think now he is looking for a tie to get out of no win situation for him. But the school districts won’t give him the way out. He is down and he knows it and Floridian know it. Re-election 2022? 😂😂😂😂😂Prez 2024? 😂😂😂😂
At some point, you’d think that the Governors who continue to up the ante with one shitty action following another would let a Court loss stand and then blame a proper, healthier decision on those run away judges to deflect the heat.
Is this what we have to look forward to if he runs in 24. GODBLESSAMERICA
DeSantis is a Major ‘ButtPlug’ on this one! I think it’s completely Unconstitutional to Force parents to send their kids to school “UnMasked” these days when So Many Kids are contracting the Covid Delta Variant and becoming either so incredibly sick or even dying from it…
What's it to De Santis if a parent wants their child to mask up. The kid is not hurting anyone by wearing a mask. I don't get the point. Is it just to be obstinate on the Governor's part?
Ron is a basket case
Good Old Manarchy in Florida…DeSantis or Death…well maybe death with DeSantis…
When is it going to be enough to take them out? Seriously? How long is this going to go on? A vote does not give this kind of power. Our founding fathers were clear on that.
Fools!
Just call Schools a Obama bday party
Sounds like communism.
Isn't this a wonderful debate... Governor arrogance v school students safety...
Why do Republicans like DeSantis and Abbott want to defund the schools?
20,000+ positive covid cases a day in Florida. Huge % is kids. WTF is GovRonDeSantis THINKING
Dictatorship much? This fool is in some type of power trip! Holy shit!
Obey?
RonDeSantisFL is Castro 2.0
The GOP is all about fascism.
They really want to sell some RegeneRON and kill some people.
How about Floridians remove de santisdeath !
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