Teacher Union: 4 Broward County, FL School Staffers Die From COVID

The deaths were all within a 24-hour period as classes are set to begin next week in the country's sixth largest school district.

Four staff members in the Broward County School district in Florida – the sixth largest school district in the country – died from COVID within a 24-hour period. That's according to the teacher union. Earlier this week, the school board upheld its mask mandate despite Governor Ron DeSantis' executive order banning them from being required in schools. DeSantis has reportedly walked back his threat to withhold the salaries of school leaders who enact mask requirements, acknowledging he doesn't have the power to do so. However, he could still fine school districts.