The heated meeting is the latest development in an escalating fight between the governor and school districts. The board decided that school officials should be investigated and possibly punished for requiring students wear masks unless they are medically exempt.
The state Board of Education on Tuesday voted in favor of a recommendation to “use its enforcement powers” against Alachua County Public Schools after the district defied a statewide order to allow students to opt out of wearing a face mask without a doctor’s note.
As the state Board of Education agreed it will use enforcement powers against Alachua County Public Schools over its mask mandate, the school board voted to extend the district’s mandate eight more weeks.