DeSantis actually doesn’t have the authority to ‘ban’ masks in schools; and given his EO isn’t legally valid, so too is his effort to withhold the pay of school officials and administrators.
It’s another example of DeSantis’ arrogance, authoritarianism, and contempt for the rule of law.
‘“The (executive order) is actually pretty toothless in that all of the sections of law he invokes do not deprive the Department of Health of its power as the ultimate decision maker regarding measures necessary to inhibit the spread of communicable diseases as outlined in Section 1003.22(3) of Florida Statutes.”
“It is highly unlikely that the courts would permit the state to withhold funding from school districts which insist on masking children as a necessary health measure particularly when the CDC recommends masking,” Callan said.’
School boards across the state of Florida were rattled by Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order that threatened to pull funding from schools that implement mask mandates.
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