Florida’s schools are with their backs against a wall as Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an order blocking mask mandates in schools right before the academic year starts. The decision came days after the CDC recommended universal masking in K-12 schools for students, teachers, staff, and visitors regardless of vaccination status, citing research that showed vaccinated people may be able to spread the virus as easily as unvaccinated people.
In response, at least four school districts in Florida plan to defy the mandate with the fear of retaliation with their state funding.
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