South Florida schools say state order does not apply, masks still required in schools Michelle Marchante, Colleen Wright, and Gwen Filosa, The Miami Herald
May 4 Gov. Ron DeSantis suspension of emergency COVID-19 orders in Florida will not affect the mask policies at South Florida schools for the remainder of the school year, according to the school districts. The plans for summer and fall are not as clear.
Here s what we know:
Do kids, staff still need to wear a mask at South Florida schools?
Masks are still required for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year until further notice at Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Broward County Public Schools, the Monroe County School District and the School District of Palm Beach County.
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The tug-of-war over public education in Florida
Despite school board members constitutional authority, for years the Florida Legislature has chipped away at the once-sacrosanct ideal of local control in public education, one piece of legislation at a time. That was especially true when Richard Corcoran served as the powerful Republican speaker of the Florida House. Now that he is state education commissioner, he has used his position to force one of the biggest battles yet over who s in charge of public schools: a mandate to open classrooms during a pandemic. [Source: WLRN]
Florida lawmakers put Bright Futures revamp on hold
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