Broward School Board votes 8-1 to keep mask mandate! Take that Ron DeathSentence!
(Local10News) BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. The Broward County School Board voted 8-1 in favor of keeping their mask requirement for students and staff members at the start of the upcoming 2021-22 school year.
Board member Lori Alhadeff was the dissenting vote in the special meeting held Tuesday.
Wearing masks inside schools regardless of vaccine status is required to deal with the changing realities of virus transmission. It is a necessary precaution until children under 12 can receive a COVID-19 vaccination and more Americans 12 and older get vaccinated, Broward Teachers Union President Anna Fusco said in a statement following the vote. We continue to be concerned about this variant, but our No. 1 priority remains a safe in-person school year in schools that can stay open.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis ban of mask mandates has led to a major battle, with state officials now threatening to withhold the salaries of superintendents and school board members who defy the governors executive order.
That order also threatens to take away funding from school districts that force students to wear a mask.
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