voted to approve mask mandates Tuesday for at least a limited time, though Indian River’s mandate applies only to kindergarten through eighth grade.
The counties join Broward, Alachua, Duval, Hillsborough, Leon, Miami-Dade, Sarasota and Palm Beach counties in implementing mask mandates that go against the state policy by not offering a way for parents to opt their children out of them.analysis Wednesday found more than half the students in Florida—52%—are now under a strict mask mandate, as the mandates cover most major Florida cities including Miami, Palm Beach, Tampa, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Orlando and Sarasota.
Broward and Alachua counties were the first to adopt the mandates, prompting the Florida State Board of Education toThe other eight counties have all imposed mandates in the past week after the initial two counties had already been sanctioned, despite the likelihood of them being punished as well. Indian River is now the second county that voted for former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election to impose a mandate, along with Sarasota County.54%. That’s the percentage of Florida adults that believe schools should be allowed to mandate masks instead of leaving it up to parents to decide if their child wears a mask, according to a Quinnipiac
conducted August 17-21. A larger majority, 60%, more generally supported students, teachers and staff being required to wear masks in school.
10 out of how many, i wonder? Anyway, not enough!
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