Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has issued an appeal regarding a judge’s ruling pertaining to DeSantis using his authority to ban mask mandates in Florida school districts.
Thursday’s appeal comes after Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper ruled in favor of the school districts which gave Florida’s 67 school boards the power to enforce a student mask mandate without parental approval.
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DeSantis issued a statement to the media regarding the judge’s decision.
“Ultimately, we are just trying to stand with the parents,” DeSantis said. “We think it’s important that they are given the ability to opt-out.”
This is a developing story and will be updated with more information as it becomes available.
