Leon Superintendent Rocky Hanna

The district dropped its mask requirements for pre-K through eighth grade. Superintendent Rocky Hanna says he’s following through on his promise to revisit the policy when positivity rates fell.

The district will allow asymptomatic children to stay in school. Those students will still have to wear a mask, though.

The 3-2 vote upholds a decision by Superintendent Rocky Hanna to reinstitute a mandatory mask policy. The policy survived an attempt by two members to overturn it.

The change would be in violation of rules enacted to enforce Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order requiring parents to make mask decisions for their children.

Some 34,000 Leon County Students headed back to school Monday and with a new school year comes changes, mostly related to school safety.