Florida's Department of Education announced that it would withhold school board members' salaries in Alachua and Broward counties because of their school mask mandates.
On Aug. 11, DeSantis' press secretary, Christina Pushaw, said the state"could move to withhold the salary of the district superintendent or school board members" as punishment.Gov. Ron DeSantis smiles as he talks about success stories he has been hearing from people who have benefitted from Covid-19 antibody therapy, at the Bay Co. Health Department in Panama City, Fla., Aug. 30, 2021.
Simon said that the district has already begun exploring legal action in tandem with other districts.Carlee Simon, the Superintendent of Alachua County Schools, listens to the start of a school board meeting at the Alachua County Administration Building, in Gainesville, Fla., Aug. 3, 2021.shared by the district
"The health and the safety of our students, teachers, and staff continues to be our highest priority. As such, we will continue to mandate the mask, knowing that our data ... is demonstrating that the use of the mask is helping to minimize the spread of COVID-19," Cartwright said.
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