Appeals court reinstates Governor DeSantis mask mandate ban for Florida schools

Appeals court reinstates DeSantis mask mandate ban for Florida schools The First District Court of Appeals on Friday reinstated Florida’s ban on mask mandates for schools, granting Gov. Ron DeSantis's motion. Lexi Lonas TheHill

The First District Court of Appeals on Friday reinstated Florida’s ban on mask mandates for schools, granting Gov. Ron DeSantis's motion. 

The court’s ruling means the state is now able to go after schools financially that decide to impose mask mandates.

The ruling by the judge comes two days after DeSantis filed an emergency appeal after a Leon County circuit judge blocked the measure. 

DeSantis has been at the center of controversy over his efforts to ban mask mandates in schools as cases of the coronavirus rise. ...

Alachua County Public Schools Superintendent Carlee Simon, leader of one of the schools defying DeSantis’s ban on mask mandates, said they are disappointed in the ruling on Friday and will continue to enforce masking in schools despite it. 

“Despite the threat of continued sanctions, we will continue to enforce universal masking in our schools. Fortunately, we have a number of options for replacing funding taken by the state,” Simon said. 

The U.S. Department of Education announced they will provide funding to schools that get cut off due to implementing mask mandates.