JUST IN: Florida Gov. DeSantis' admin. was granted approval to keep in place an order banning mask mandates in schools while the measure moves through an appeals court.
"When a public officer or agency seeks appellate review, which is the case here, there is a presumption under the rule in favor of a stay, and the stay should be vacated only for the most compelling of reasons," said an order from the 1st District Court of Appeal."Given the presumption against vacating the automatic stay, the stay should have been left in place pending appellate review.
The most recent decision in the back-and-forth legal battle means schools can be penalized for enforcing mask mandates to prevent the spread of Covid-19. DeSantis has issued an executive order banning mask mandates in schools and threatened consequences for districts that defy the order. In August, the Florida Board of Education voted to
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