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The Broward, Leon, Duval and Alachua school districts began testing how far they can go regarding student mask mandates, setting up potential showdowns with the governor and education commissioner.

Ron Meyer, a longtime Tallahassee education lawyer, says Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order banning local school mask mandates defies the Florida Constitution.

Despite an executive order that bars mask mandates, there is a petition that asks school board members whether they’d risk their lives by spending a day in schools if they were neither masked nor vaccinated.

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order that prohibits school districts from imposing mask-wearing requirements. He says parents should have the option to decide for their children.

In an outbreak in Provincetown, Mass., three-quarters of cases occurred in fully vaccinated people. The study's findings suggest that vaccinated people infected with delta variant can transmit the virus.

It's urging universal mask use with children under 12 unable to receive a vaccine and cases rising in Florida.

The Broward County School Board is defying Gov. Ron DeSantis by requiring masks, triggering yet another battle between local elected officials and state leaders over COVID-19 policy.

With the CDC updating its mask policies for the upcoming school year, local school districts are restating policies. Some are also still looking to fill positions.

Florida reported the highest daily number of new cases since January on Tuesday. And it was the seventh consecutive day in which Florida reported more than 12,000 new cases.

In Alachua County, the school district is still finalizing a COVID plan, but it did announce the hiring of 30 nurses to help mitigate the virus.