Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) scored another win on Friday after the First District Court of Appeals granted a stay to the state’s request to …
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) scored another win on Friday after the First District Court of Appeals granted a stay to the state’s request to reinstate the stay for a ban on school districts issuing and enforcing mask mandates. Christina Pushaw, press secretary for DeSantis, announced the victory Friday afternoon. “BREAKING: 1st District Court of Appeals just granted the State of Florida’s request to reinstate the stay — meaning, the rule requiring ALL Florida school districts to protect parents’ rights to make choices about masking kids is BACK in effect!” she said: BREAKING: 1st District Court of Appeals just granted the State of Florida’s request to reinstate the stay — meaning, the rule requiring ALL Florida school districts to protect parents’ rights to make choices about masking kids is BACK in effect! Christina Pushaw (@ChristinaPushaw) September 10,2021 This week, Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper “lifted an automatic stay of his decision last week that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and state education officials exceeded their authority by imposing the blanket ban through executive order and tagging defiant pro-mask local school boards with financial penalties” after blocking the order last month.
