DeSantis Appeals Court’s Ruling Allowing Mask Mandates in Schools

A student wears a facemask as she enters the St. Lawrence Catholic School on the first day of school after summer vacation in north of Miami, on Aug.18, 2021. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday appealed a judge’s ruling that states he surpassed his authority when he issued an executive order banning school boards from imposing mask mandates.

Attorneys for the Republican governor took the case to the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee, seeking to reverse Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper’s ruling last week.