Broward County Public Schools "Pause" Proposed Mask Mandate After DeSantis Threatens To Cut Funding Update: Broward County schools on Aug. 3 again changed course on whether to comply with or defy an executive order by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis which prohibited schools from imposing mask mandates on students. In a written statement to The Epoch Times, the school board has not changed its policy but “paused it.” “In light of the governor’s executive order, the district is awaiting further guidance before rendering a decision on the mask mandate for the upcoming school year. At this time, the district’s face covering policy, which requires the use of masks in district schools and facilities, remains in place.” The School Board plans to discuss next steps at a special meeting on August 10. Dr. Vickie Cartwright, interim superintendent of Broward County schools is looking into the executive order further. “The school board is reviewing information and looking for language from our executive rules as a result of the governor’s executive order,” Cartwright said in a video statement. On July 30, the governor signed an executive order that protects parents’ right to make decisions regarding the masking of their children as a means of protecting them from COVID-19. A month earlier, he signed a bill that protected the parents’ “fundamental right” to make decisions for the upbringing, education, health care, or mental health of their minor children. “Many Florida schoolchildren have suffered under forced masking policies, and it is prudent to protect the ability of parents to make decisions regarding the wearing of masks by their children,” DeSantis said. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/desantis-stands-his-ground-backs-down-broward-county-public-schools-over-proposed-mask
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