the state voted to sanction districts with a mask mandate in place. we look to the significant news that is expected to come out on booster shots for a lot of people. we'll talk about that in a second. >> reporter: hallie, broward county school district kicks off this school year in the middle of a political tug-of-war, something that's been frustrating for parents, administrators and teachers as they want the focus to be on kids getting back to the classroom after a year and a half of disrupted learning. instead, this district is now facing sanctions. last night the first punitive measures against the school district for requiring masks. broward is staying and sticking to that mandate. they say they are looking at the data, last week the state reported more than 31,000 covid cases among those under the age of 19, and here in broward county, they are still reeling from the loss of three educators just last week, and hallie, i spoke to parents coming to drop their kids off this morning,