Florida investigating school districts that defied ban on mask mandates

Florida's education commissioner told the leaders of three school districts this week that he is investigating them for "non-compliance" after they defied state rules by refusing to let parents opt out of mask requirements for their children. In letters sent to the leaders of the Alachua, Broward and Leon districts and obtained by ABC News, the commissioner, Richard Corcoran, threatened to withhold money from their salaries and gave them deadlines to respond with a plan "to remedy this glaring non-compliance." “There is no room for error or leniency when it comes to ensuring compliance with policies that allow parents and guardians to make health and educational choices for their children,” Corcoran wrote. Alachua and Broward Counties have shown no indication of budging despite Corcoran's threat.