MIAMI — A federal judge declined Wednesday to block a ban imposed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to prevent mandating masks for Florida school students amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Moore wrote in his ruling that parents should have pursued administrative claims before filing a lawsuit. In a separate case filed in state court, the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled last week that a Tallahassee judge should not have lifted an automatic stay two days ago that halted enforcement of the mask mandate ban. That lawsuit contends that DeSantis does not have authority to order local school boards to ban mask mandates. Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper agreed last month, but the state continues to appeal that decision.
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