Florida withholding school districts’ funding over masking dispute

Published August 31, 2021 5:26pm ET



The Florida Department of Education announced Monday it is withholding funding from two school districts due to implemented mask mandates.

Richard Corcoran, the state’s education commissioner, said the department is withholding funding for the monthly salaries of the school board members for Alachua and Broward counties. Both school districts implemented mask mandates that did not give parents the option to opt out of them, violating a state executive order by Gov. Ron DeSantis that prevents school boards from requiring school staff and students to wear masks.

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