In a victory for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, an appeals court ruled Friday to keep the state's ban on student mask mandates in place, at least until it issues a final ruling on the legality of the ban.
"Just like last year in the school re-opening litigation, the First District Court of Appeal has reinstated Florida's ability to protect the freedom for parents to make the best decisions for their children while they make their own ruling on the appeal," Taryn Fenske, communications director for DeSantis, said in a statement to ABC News."We look forward to winning the appeal and will continue to fight for parents' rights.
Alachua County, one of the districts where school board members' salaries are being withheld for imposing a mandate, said in a statement that despite Friday's ruling it will"continue to enforce universal masking in our schools." MORE: Florida Department of Education to withhold salaries for Broward, Alachua county boards; schools plan to keep mask mandates
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