DeSantis: School Boards With Mask Mandates May Not Be Paid – By Jack Gournell (Newsmax) / Aug 9 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is warning school superintendents and board members who defy his executive order prohibiting mask mandates that they could face loss of wages, CBS4 in Miami reports.
“With respect to enforcing any financial consequences for noncompliance of state law regarding these rules and ultimately the rights of parents to make decisions about their children’s education and health care decisions, it would be the goal of the State Board of Education to narrowly tailor any financial consequences to the offense committed,” a statement from DeSantis’ office read.
“For example, the State Board of Education could move to withhold the salary of the district superintendent or school board members, as a narrowly tailored means to address the decision-makers who led to the violation of law,” the statement continued.
“Education funding is intended to benefit students first and foremost, not systems,” the statement went on. “The Governor’s priorities are protecting parents’ rights and ensuring that every student has access to a high-quality education that meets their unique needs.”
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