Florida approves vouchers for 'COVID-19 harassment,' new pandemic protocols in schools

[diehardblue]

Deathsantis is a complete idiot trying to backtrack with these actions.

Florida parents will be allowed to apply for vouchers and move their kids to another school if they perceive any type of “COVID-19 harassment” against their child in connection to district rules on masking, testing and isolation due to exposure, under a new emergency rule approved Friday.


The rule, approved unanimously by the State Board of Education, was hastily crafted by state education and health officials in response to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order last week that called for rules that would protect parents’ decisions on whether their children should wear masks in K-12 schools.

DeSantis issued the order after several Florida school districts, including Broward County, announced plans to reinstate mask mandates amid a rapid rise in cases, including among children, many of whom are still not eligible for vaccines.

But the emergency rule and new protocols issued Friday by the Florida Department of Health concede that districts may, in fact, impose mask mandates if they allow parents to opt out of them. DeSantis had threatened to withhold state funding from districts that do not comply with the order.

The state’s actions are part of the governor’s larger push to prevent COVID-19 mandates such as mask requirements for children in schools. DeSantis has been more forceful on the matter in the last couple of weeks, after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended everyone, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks indoors at K-12 schools this fall.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-approves-vouchers-for-covid-19-harassment-new-pandemic-protocols-in-schools/ar-AAN1PRw?ocid=mailsignout&li=BBnb7Kz&pfr=1

[SergeStorms]

1. Like parents can just uproot their children...

and drive them to another school they find more palatable.

I sometimes wonder if these lawmakers have any clue what raising a child and keeping a household entails.

[Lovie777]

2. Like I said before, these people are certifiable nuts . . . .

[lindysalsagal]

3. Money grab for religious private schools

Mears added: “This rule allows a parent to access a scholarship that they could use to go to a different public school, they could cross to a different district … or you could access a private school that accepts paid scholarships.

This is merely the religious right grabbing taxpayer money. This was always the plan.

[Lovie777]

4. and putting children in danger . ..

that is sick.

[PortTack]

5. Yup ....get rid of the public schools!

[Chainfire]

6. Part of the ongoing Republican plan to ditch public schools.

Republicans have been nibbling away at public education for decades. The only kids who need schooling are the ones who's parents can send them to private schools. The dumber they are, the more likely they will vote for the likes of DeSantis.

[Generic Other]

7. Many private schools have mask and vaccination rules in place

So the ones that don't will become Covid Schools. "Unmask and Share the School Spirit" will be the new school motto. The mascot can be a covid virus. Rah Rah.