Face masks will be optional in Okeechobee County schools May 12, 2021 at 11:51 AM EDT - Updated May 12 at 4:56 PM
Starting on Thursday, face masks will be optional inside Okeechobee County schools.
School board members approved changes to the district s COVID-19 policy on Tuesday night.
Under the new guidelines, face masks are recommended but not required and temperature checks are no longer needed the Okeechobee County School District posted on Facebook.
At the Tuesday night Board meeting, it was approved that face masks are recommended but not required and temperature checks are no longer needed effective Thursday, May 13, 2021. #ChobeeSchoolsPosted by Okeechobee County Schools on Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Kids shouldn t wear masks in school, Florida s governor says May 11, 2021 at 3:41 PM EDT - Updated May 11 at 4:41 PM
Children should not wear face masks in school.
That was the stern message from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday, suggesting that local school districts should get rid of their mask mandates which have been in place for nearly a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. These kids do not need to be wearing these masks, OK? I m sorry, they don t, DeSantis said during a news conference at Christ the King Catholic School in Jacksonville. We need to be able to let them be kids and let them act normally. And that s what should be the case in the fall throughout the school year.
Petition started to keep masks in Palm Beach County schools May 11, 2021 at 1:41 PM EDT - Updated May 11 at 4:51 PM
An online petition is now collecting hundreds of signatures to keep face masks in Palm Beach County schools.
Parent Meagan Bell, the organizer of the petition, said she s aiming to gather 2,000 signatures and present it at next week s Palm Beach County School Board meeting. To ensure the safety of students, teachers and staff, masks should continue to be mandated for all who step on Palm Beach County school campuses until community spread of COVID is extremely low, the petition reads. Since all students will be required to attend class in person in the fall, social distancing will not be possible and masks will be even more essential to keep COVID from spreading in schools and in our community at large.
Petition started to keep mask mandate in place for Palm Beach County schools Masks should continue to be mandated until spread of COVID is extremely low, petition says
An online petition is now collecting hundreds of signatures to keep face masks in Palm Beach County schools.
By: Stephanie Susskind , Arthur Mondale , Jason Davis , Matt Papaycik
Posted at 5:51 PM, May 10, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-11 19:07:38-04
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. â An online petition is now collecting hundreds of signatures to keep face masks in Palm Beach County schools.
Parent Meagan Bell, the organizer of the petition, said she s aiming to gather 2,000 signatures and present it at next week s Palm Beach County School Board meeting.