At least a half-dozen school districts have, or are in discussions to defy Governor’s ‘no mask mandate’ order

As the controversy over school mask mandates continues to play out, some school districts have defied the Governor’s ‘no mandate’ order, Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone contacted all 67 FL school districts to find out if other school districts are following suit.

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