Judge Allows DeSantis’ Ban On School Masks Mandates To Stay
On Friday, the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee granted a stay to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ administration’s order to ban mask mandates in schools. The Associated Press reported, “The governor’s lawyers took their case Thursday to the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee. DeSantis wants the appeals court to reverse last week’s decision by Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper, which essentially gave Florida’s 67 school boards the power to impose a student mask mandate without parental consent. Cooper’s ruling was automatically stayed by the appeal.” “DeSantis, a Republican, said at a news conference earlier this week