DeSantis' new rule also allows students with COVID-19 and are experiencing symptoms to return to school, as long as they have a note from a doctor or nurse practitioner.
announced a new policy to allow parents of children who have been exposed to COVID-19 to opt their children out of mandatory quarantine on Wednesday.
"Parents have the right to have their healthy kids in school," DeSantis said during a news briefing."Quarantining healthy students is incredibly damaging for their educational advancement. It's also incredibly disruptive for families all throughout the state of Florida."
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