Florida Education Chief: Masks Should Be Optional Next School Year

Florida Education Chief: Masks Should Be Optional Next School Year
Students return to school at Seminole Heights Elementary School in Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 31, 2020. Octavio Jones/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran is asking public school districts across the state to drop mask mandates for the upcoming school year, saying that it has no impact whether or not students and teachers wear masks on campus.

“We ask that districts, which currently are implementing a mandated face-covering policy, revise their policy to be voluntary for the 2021-2022 school year,” Corcoran wrote in an April 14 letter sent to district superintendents.

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