Biden Administration Promises to Help School Districts That Defy DeSantis’ Mask Mandate Ban

Posted on AllSides August 14th, 2021
From The Left

The Biden Administration is offering a helping hand to school districts that are fed up with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ handling of COVID-19.

In a Friday letter to DeSantis and Florida’s Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona offered financial assistance to schools in the state implementing their own mask mandates to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

On July 30, DeSantis announced an executive order banning school districts from imposing mask mandates for students. As punishment for defiance, DeSantis said that he would strip pay for teachers and administrators in Florida...

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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/biden-administration-promises-to-help-school-districts-that-defy-desantis-mask-mandate-ban/

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