Florida Education Board to Tailor Financial Penalties and Withhold State Funding of School Officials Who Mandate Masks

Florida Education Board to Tailor Financial Penalties and Withhold State Funding of School Officials Who Mandate Masks
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Surfside, Fla., on Aug. 10, 2021. Marta Lavandier/AP Photo
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration said the Board of Education will tailor financial penalties to hold accountable the few officials who made a decision to break the law by approving school mask mandates, and the state will withhold funding in the exact amount of those officials’ salaries.

In letters written by Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran obtained by the Epoch Times, the commissioner had warned the superintendents and board chairs that he planned to withhold funds in the amount equal to their salaries.
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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