The judge said he sees only two ways of protecting school children too young to get the vaccine from COVID: They can 'either stay at home or mask.'
The ruling came from Second Circuit Judge John Cooper and is effective immediately. The decision prevents the state of Florida from banning mask mandates and ends sanctions against several school districts that have already implemented such mandates.
The Republican governor also threatened to withhold funding from districts that violated the order by requiring masks for students and school staff. However, 13 Florida school districts defied the ban and put mask mandates into place. Following a four-day hearing, Judge Cooper ruled against DeSantis on August 27. In his ruling, Cooper stated the governor's ban overreached by imposing state authority over school districts.
"It's undisputed that in Florida we are in the midst of a COVID pandemic. Based on the evidence I've heard, there's no harm to the state if the stay is set aside," Cooper said today.
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