Students work on their laptop computers at St. Joseph Catholic School in La Puente, California on November 16, 2020, where pre-kindergarten to Second Grade students in need of special services returned to the classroom today for in-person instruction. - The campus is the second Catholic school in Los Angeles County to receive a waiver approval to reopen as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. The US surpassed 11 million coronavirus cases Sunday, adding one million new cases in less than a week, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Miami, Florida – According to the State Board of Education, Broward County Public Schools will be punished for mandating masks when classes start.
According to Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, he’s found probable cause, as he put it, that the Broward School Board violated state law.
The vote comes a day before Broward students head back to the classroom and the Miami-Dade School Board’s own decision on masks.
“I’m obligated to make sure that all of our children and our employees are safe. And I’m also obligated as a person that has been a teacher, a principal, a superintendent, a lifelong educator for over 30 years, to look at empirical data relative to what the scientific determinations that we have to consider,” said Miami-Dade School Board Vice Chair Dr. Steve Gallon.
Gallon authored an item to be voted on Wednesday, revisiting mask-wearing by students and staff in light of the highly contagious delta variant and the governor’s strong opposition to facial coverings.
The vice chair’s item supporting mask-wearing appears to be backed by seven other members, leaving a lone holdout in Lubby Navarro.
According to Navarro’s tweet on August 11, “I do not support masking our children! I stand firm on giving the choice to our parents! The strongest voice in our public education system is our parents!”
Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto Carvalho says he fully supports a recommendation for kids and faculty to wear masks.
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