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Eight Florida School districts are weighing their options after being found out of compliance with a state mask rule requiring a parental opt out. Six districts filed an administrative complaint this week challenging the rule, and as Mike Vasilinda tells us, the states Agriculture Commission is accusing the state of playing games over school masks.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The administrative complaint, which has yet to be scheduled, says the Department of Health exceeded its authority because the rule is about protecting parents rights, something not in DOH\u2019s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-71343 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still1008_00001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00001-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00001-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still1008_00006\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00006-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00006-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00006-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00006.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still1008_00003\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00003-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00003-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00003.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Leon Superintendent Rocky Hanna is one of the plaintiffs. \u201cOne, we believe it\u2019s an overreach of authority by the Department of Health. That they have operated outside what is statutorily allowed for them to do with a parent opt out. That\u2019s not their area. Their area is to keep people safe and healthy. And number two, we believe we are operating under the Parents Bill of Rights\u201d Hanna told us Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Duval County would not comment on the pending litigation,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>but it did say in a statement it has a responsibility to provide a safe environment for learning.<\/p>\n<p>Gubernatorial hopeful Nikki Fried sided with the school districts, again, telling reporters: \u201cGovernor DeSantis, stop playing politics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-71343 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/10\/08\/mask-rule-faces-new-challenge\/still1008_00014\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00014-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00014-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00014-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00014.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/10\/08\/mask-rule-faces-new-challenge\/still1008_00007\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00007-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00007-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00007-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00007.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still1008_00010\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00010-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00010-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00010-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Still1008_00010.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Fried today called on the White House to continue backfilling school district budgets to make up for financial sanctions about to be imposed by Commissioner of Education.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m calling on the White House and the US Department of Education to use the full weight of the Federal government to stop the DeSantis administration<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>from defunding our schools\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>The mask rule was adopted September 22nd\u2026just days before a previous rule was about to go to trial at the Division of Administrative Hearings. And when the new rule was adopted, the previous challenge was stopped in its tracks.<\/p>\n<p>There is nothing to stop the state from changing the rule again right before a hearing. When asked about it, Fried said\u2026\u201cStop playing games. 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