
Broward County Public Schools vote to maintain mask mandate despite Florida governor's executive order to leave masks up to parents
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The Broward County School Board voted Tuesday to maintain the school district's mask mandate that was originally approved July 28.
After listening to 48 public speakers and reviewing more than 350 written comments from local residents, the board voted 8-1 to keep the mask mandate in place, allowing exceptions for health and safety concerns only, according to a news release from the school division. Broward County schools started school Tuesday. "You can't ignore this pandemic. It's deadly, and it's getting worse instead of better and the more we don't use masks, the more we position the mutation of this virus to grow," said Rosalind Osgood, school board chair, during the special board meeting Tuesday.More Related News

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