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Florida Health Department Threatens to Call Police When Mom Refuses to Wear a Mask

Florida Health Department Threatens to Call Police When Mom Refuses to Wear a Mask
Rylin, Hartlyn, Casey Paxton and Nolan Goff gather on the front porch of their home in Flagler Beach, Fla. October 7, 2021 Photo, courtesy of Casey Goff
Patricia Tolson
Patricia Tolson
Reporter
10/9/2021|Updated: 10/9/2021

Despite the county-wide lifting of a mask mandate, including in government buildings, the director of a Florida health department threatened to call the police when a mother refused to put on a mask.

On Oct. 6, Casey Goff—a Flagler Beach resident and mother of four—went to the Flagler County Health Department with her 3-year-old daughter to apply for a religious exemption. The effort was part of a proactive measure to opt out of any future efforts by the Flagler County School Board (FCSB) to impose mask mandates on her children.

Patricia Tolson
Patricia Tolson
Reporter
Patricia Tolson is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers human interest stories, election policies, education, school boards, and parental rights. Ms. Tolson has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Yahoo!, U.S. News, and The Tampa Free Press. Send her your story ideas: [email protected]
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