In an order sent Friday to the districts in Alachua and Broward counties -- the first of five districts in the state to impose mask requirements this month -- the State Board of Education said that if they do not reverse their mandates in two days, the districts will have to provide Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran the current salaries of each school board member.
Friday's crackdown came after weeks of threats from the education department and Gov. Ron DeSantis' office, including an emergency meeting of the state board Tuesday in which the chair, Tom Grady, suggested that sanctions against Alachua and Broward could include removing school officials from their elected posts.
"Based on the dramatic spike in cases and quarantines in our schools and community, we believe universal masking is absolutely critical to keeping schools open, protecting the health of our students and staff, and limiting the current strain on our local health care system," Dr. Carlee Simon, superintendent of Alachua County Public Schools, said in a statement.
Shameful!
The leaders in the state of Florida are just dumb as hell! It’s been proven that wearing mask saves lives! I glad those 2 school districts are taking a stand against the Governor! 😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷
REPUBLICAN PENDEJOS!
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This is a stupid decision. 600,000 people have died in the US and the hospitals are overcrowded. Why don’t wear mask?
They’re testing the limits of the authority of the governor in the country and several GOP governors who are testing the limits of state’s constitution, and the limits has been reached by overstepped their authority like dictatorship.
Any parent that gets a sick kid sent home from a place that doesn’t have a mask mandate should sue the state of Florida and the governor personally.
Why does he want children to get sick and possibly die? Why does he want thes children to bring the virus home to their families ? Why was he elected ?
Glad the governor cares so much about the future of his state. Withholding school funds is not a smart move. Does he not care if the children of his state get an education?
Does anyone remember back when polio was so bad. The health department came to school and gave everyone shots.Because of our vacs a lot of diseases are in check.Don't be silly take the shot,don't die or kill someone else.Just might be your own you save!
DeSantis has a campaign contributor that owns stock in or owns the company that makes Remdesivir. Almost all the Covid patients in Florida are getting Remdesivir. Coincidence? 🤷
An idiotic political gimmick that will backfire horribly.
Ron DeSantis should be held responsible for every Floridian who dies from COVID, especially children. Shame on him and his placing political power over human lives!
No school uniforms shorts as high as they want no shirts no shoes everyone do what ever you want .
I support these school districts which are valuing students’ lives more than politics. They are run by heroes.
In unrelated news, two Florida school districts give Ron DeSantis 48 hours to go fvck himself.
This piece if 💩 could go f*ck himself
Why is this man playing with children’s lives ? Is he GOD If fatalities occur who is going to be responsible? Not Biden For sure because he is always blaming it on Biden .
DeSantis needs to go! This man shows everyday his lack of understanding what is going on in reality. I haven’t blamed Floridians yet, but come on!
Start up a gofundme to replace those salaries... I will contribute
These vaccine companies are benefiting off the spread of corona because of the demand of vaccines. They make money off our taxes. Some of these governor's and rich politicians have their hands in the pockets of these vaccine companies. Higher the demand the richer they become.
It is a shame to see how a smart young politician is throwing all his political career away. He is so stubborn that miss the fact that the pandemic is about saving lives, forget laws, freedom, politics, everything else, and moreover we're talking about kids.
The best lessons we teach our children is by the way act, especially when the chips are down.
DeathSentenceDeSantis has truly lost his mind. Floridians have had it!
The students are now being attacked by this lunatic? Isn't it their rights that Desatan is attacking and punishing them for, the right to live?🤨🤔😷Do you really want these idiot's ruling over you How many more have to die😪
This is so wrong.......people who only care about remaining in power rather than for others.
Where Is The WisDOJ And What Is He Doing To Stifle This Behavior?
Biden will send them funds.
You can’t fix stupid. Dumb State.
Get this dictator out!
I don’t know how Florida works, but our local school board members do not get paid.
The federal government will pay their salaries
It’s all bloody politics. Wear that damn mask.
The man is just evil 😈 Hope Biden intervenes a pays all appropriately as they do their job protecting children
How is the decision by the people of a local school district the business of the State Governor?
Since when do school board members get paid? Maybe reimbursed for expenses incurred but paid?
GOP: We believe in local control AND democracy. Except when it doesn’t go our way. Did I get that right?
Fire him hi sucks we have other problem take care of the kids this is not over mask on
It all comes down to the investment, republicans and their donors, have invested in covid. They are making A LOT of money and will continue, as long as the virus continues.
Why haven’t the schools made mask wearing a policy like the dress codes they have in place.Don’t see anyone bucking the other polices the schools have in place! Please take political politics out of the school.
School districts have been forcing kids to wear things forever. Now when the school districts want to force masks just to attempt to save lives people lose their shit.
I hate him so much. It blows my mind that people think he's a good guy.
Your no governed vote him out impeach him. Killing more ppl in Florida then sharks and 🐊.
Why is GovRonDeSantis not up for recall yet?
Not very republican of him.
I am seriously hoping the Board responds responsibly thinking for the students & teachers they serve & not for their own personal bank account needs. It is crazy that people are opposed to mandates, when the traffic light turns red we stop, that is also a mandate! Be smart folks!
Will he be liable for the children who got Covit from school and for those who die in the hospital because of his decision on Covit?
Go get this tin pot dictator.
Get people sick so your donors can get rich. Sounds pretty damned Republican to me.
Recall the Governor!
🖕🖕🖕Ron
As a president how do you allow this man to break his oath? He is killing citizens, you know Human Beings! POTUS. BarackObama talk to your guy please.
Safety or funding? Either way, enrollment will decline.
Sent him to a Covid ward maybe he will think 🤔 what happens when you don’t take care of yourself.
This guy is a public enemy.
😮😮😮
People can decide what’s best for them without being “mandated”. That is the point Gov DeSantis is trying to make. My kids will wear a mask and a parent that chooses otherwise is deciding that’s what works for their family. Lets be respectful of each other.
Is that even legal for states to defund schools?
A prick is part of a man…. And I don’t see a man there!🤪
My response to the Florida board of No-Education is
SanctionPakistan
defundRonDeSantis
Sue the State of Florida and RonDeathSantis
And Florida is about to loose federal COVID relief funds. Guess DeSantis has deep pockets.
Can i get a FuckYouDesantis ?
Apparently Florida leaders don’t think enough people have died yet so they need. The children to get sick possibly die and then take it home and share it.
Smh… epicenter of the US now. Besides, Cali is a lot better anyway 😌
Sounds like its DeSantis’ way or the highway. Seems like dictator behavior.
“DeathSantis” needs to go!
It’s the Kids that will Suffer🤬,What’s wrong this he’s not a Man, Human, is he a Father? That don’t matter he’s kids don’t attend those schools. Bet y’all want vote for him again! may be you will. Remember Trayvon Martin🖤✊🏾
Where are the good people of Florida Come on folks let your voices be heard!!!
I don’t understand…does the school board get paid? I thought they didn’t?
This is about community health. WTF?!
Does that mean I will get a refund on my school taxes? Or are you gonna spend on helping mattgaetz and your friends sex trafficking charges? I want a refund.
Individual responsibility. No mandate should be inforced except by the PARENT.
Extortion!
GovFloridaRBLX says when they say no big govt they mean fascist govt to kill kids
Dictator DeSantis!
Wear a mask punk
Call his bluff. It won’t be a good look for him in the end.
And that is just about how much Republicans care about each other. They don't.
Time to recall desantis
Wow he really doesnt care about his constituents does he.?
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Students of Florida witnessing a Governor act so childish must wonder how does he get punished🤷🏾♀️
That's ridiculous 😒
Time for a state-wide strike.
So in other words … do what we say or else … that’s a new level of Gov’t blackmail/extortion … 😱
PO garbage!
Take DeSatan to court.
Ignorant morons
Defund the schools. Terrible Republican strategy.
Apparently common sense rules in USA (Sarcasm)
uh i don’t think that’s legal.
DeathDeSantis Criminal
All Hail Lord Chancellor Chairman DeSantis! → Can the Federal government make up the lost funding?
Why are only the vaccinated people worried about Covid?
Disgusting! What is with the Republiscum?
Floriduh duhs it again.
That’s the ticket to fight the virus: fine the schools!
Federal funding should be withheld from the state and given directly to those districts.
DeSantis must be shut down. His policies are killing children
DeathSantis hoping to ride this nihilistic rage to the White House at the expense of teachers and children. Why don’t they protest seat belts and smoking laws? Gaslighting
Impeach DeSantis. A threat to children's lives in Florida.
The Republic of Florida has a dictator.
Good . Anyone see what's going on in Australia right now ?
This governor does not care about the well-being of children or teachers. Sad!!
They can just get someone to donate the difference.
Fuck DeSatan
DeSantis Seig Hail!
My governor
This is crazy !!
Is that even legal?
This is disgusting!! Shame on you DeSantis!
People actually think that maskless kids in school are spreading COVID around the state.
To the School Districts.... this is one of those times that saying this will make sense: Stand Your Ground! FloridaCovid Florida COVID19
Lose money or lose lives? I go with lose money.
Has anyone on DeSantis staff actually given time to think out where this all ends? One of the rules in life is “if your in a hole stop digging”
Fire DeSantis. He’s not interested in preventing deaths or potential Covid long haul morbidity.
Sir Biden to the rescue
ArrestDeSantisForEndangeringKids
Come to Kentucky school board members don’t get paid anything around here
When you lead with threats. 👏
Florida school districts that defied state rules and imposed mask mandates for students have been given 48 hours to reverse course or lose state funding equal to the salaries of their school board members.' NO PROBLEM THERE, PRES JOE BIDEN WILL FUND THEM! GOD BLESS OUR CHILDREN!!
600K+ ppl died for your 'freedom'. How many more to go? And you don't even want to wear a mask or take a jab to save your countryman but you care about Afghanistan? Ironic.
GovRonDeSantis is a menace to society
It is puzzling when your Governor DeSatanis punishes schools for keeping kids safe. Not good at all.
The GOP don’t get it. Their own people will turn on them if covid takes a toll on their families. Madness
He is really milking this issue, isn't he?
morgfair I wish we could withhold DeathSantis’s salary until he stops endangering & killing Floridians.
Total bs.
Why does GovRonDeSantis want to kill children so badly?
morgfair DeathSantis
He is forcing herd immunity. Doesn’t care what it costs but at some point Florida will reach it and probably create a new variant in the process.
What a shame…
Impeach that killer he has not sympathy for children and teachers, he is dangerous and needs to be removed NOW!
He is playing with lives like is a game.
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