Judge blocks DeSantis from banning school mask mandates
| School districts in Florida will be allowed to impose mask requirements after a district judge on Friday blocked an executive order from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) banning the mandates.
Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper ruled in favor of a group of parents who sued DeSantis over his executive order, arguing it was unconstitutional. He ruled the order is “without legal authority” and is by definition “arbitrary” and “capricious.” Cooper issued an injunction stopping the Department of Education from taking any action against local districts that require masks in schools without a parental opt out. |
