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The warning is in response to the state saying it would consider preventing federal grant funds from making up money the penalized school boards lost through mask mandate fines.
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The families of students with disabilities are seeking an injunction against the governor's executive order while an appeal of a lower-court ruling moves forward.
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Florida is the last state to submit a plan to the U.S. Department of Education that's required before more than $2.3 billion in federal aid for Florida schools can be released.
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If weekly COVID-19 cases drop below 50 per 100,000 residents, the superintendent will switch to a policy with a parental opt-out. As of last week, the rate is 126 per 100,000.
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Two districts revised mask mandates to allow parental opt-outs, but others aren't backing down. Education Commission Richard Corcoran has now suggested pulling funds equal to federal grants awarded to cover the penalties of noncompliant boards.
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According to a letter to Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, Superintendent Diana Greene briefly planned to end the district’s 90-day emergency mask mandate.
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The federal government continues to withhold one-third of the state’s allocation, which amounts to $2.3 billion.
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Board members authorized the district’s legal team to sue over an emergency rule requiring school districts to allow parents to opt their kids out of mask mandates and quarantine requirements.
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The U.S. Department of Education is sending more than $420,000 to make up for wages the state withheld after the board refused to allow parental opt-outs for masks in schools.
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State Rep. Cord Byrd tells Florida Roundup the governor's order is based on the Parents' Bill of Rights, which allows parents to direct their children's health care unless there is a "compelling interest."