Education commissioner threatens to withhold salaries for DCPS board members over mask mandate

3 years ago 271

Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Education is present taking purpose astatine Duval County Public Schools implicit the district’s determination to enforce a 90-day disguise mandate for students.

All students and unit without a aesculapian exemption from a doc volition beryllium required to deterioration masks successful schools starting adjacent Tuesday.

Now, the section is launching an probe into the DCPS due to the fact that of that rule.

On Friday, Florida Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran sent a missive to DCPS superintendent Diana Greene and committee seat Elizabeth Andersen saying that the territory indispensable travel into compliance with the governor’s enforcement bid banning disguise mandates.

“I americium instantly initiating an probe of non-compliance with the regularisation adopted by the Florida Department of Health connected August 6, 2021,” Corcoran wrote. “I mean to urge to the State Board of Education that the Department withhold funds successful an magnitude adjacent to the salaries for each the members of the School Board, arsenic good arsenic different sanctions authorized by law, until the territory comes into compliance.”

Last week, a justice ruled against the acquisition section saying disguise mandates bash not needfully interruption the Parents Bill of Rights oregon Gov. Ron DeSantis’ enforcement order.

The justice besides blocked the authorities from punishing schoolhouse districts that enforce disguise mandates without giving those districts a accidental to support themselves successful court.

DCPS told News4Jax Tuesday determination are nary plans to alteration the disguise mandate.