Judge Blocks DeSantis From Banning School Mask Mandates, Says Florida Gov. Overstepped His Authority
Ron DeSantis
A district judge on Friday blocked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis from banning mask mandates in schools.
Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper argued DeSantis’ executive order is unconstitutional and “without legal authority.”
The judge issued an injunction blocking the Department of Education from withholding salaries of superintendents and school board members as punishment if they defied DeSantis’ order on masks.
ABC7 reported:
School districts in Florida may impose mask mandates, a judge said Friday, ruling that Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his authority by issuing an executive order banning the mandates.
Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper agreed with a group of parents who claimed in a lawsuit that DeSantis’ order is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced.
