DeSantis says dad and mom ought to have the correct to sue faculty districts that ‘flouted legislation’ by mandating masks

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis voiced opposition to laws that may strip funds that applied masks mandates and as an alternative prompt that oldsters ought to have the correct to sue over the hurt that masking brought about their youngsters.

“Reasonably than take cash that will penalize a instructor or scholar due to the actions of some union-controlled faculty board members, my view could be — let’s not try this,” DeSantis stated in a Friday information convention, based on the Tampa Bay Instances. “However what you might do is say, any mum or dad whose child was illegally pressured masked this yr in Florida, in any of these districts, they need to have the correct to sue if their children have any unfavorable results of it.”

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DeSantis added that college students who’ve speech issues, emotional issues, or bodily issues because of masking ought to have the ability to sue faculty districts that “flouted the legislation.”

“If the legislature goes down that route I believe that may be very helpful,” DeSantis stated. “It will strike a great stability between penalizing the politicians who flouted the legislation but in addition not doing that in a method that’s ham handed and will deprive some harmless faculty child of the power to take part in a sure program.”

DeSantis was referring to a proposal within the Florida Home’s 2022-23 funds proposal named “Placing Dad and mom First” that might take $200 million from faculty districts that imposed strict masks mandates.

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Florida State Rep. Randy Fantastic, who chairs the PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, says that the cash could be redistributed to districts that adopted the state’s masking guidelines as a “reward.”

Fantastic has stated that he agrees with DeSantis’ assertion.

“He simply proposed one other method of doing it,” Fantastic stated in an interview. “The tactic he’s proposing may very well be way over $200 million.”