Florida Board Of Education Votes To Punish Broward School District Over Mask Mandate

Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said he's found probable cause that the Broward School Board violated state law.

Posted Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 5:34 pm ET

August 19, 2021

The State Board of Education has voted to punish Broward County Public Schools for mandating masks when classes start.

Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said he’s found probable cause, as he put it, that the Broward School Board violated state law.

What the penalties will be remains to be seen as they were not discussed at Tuesday emergency meeting.

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