Miami-Dade County Schools Drops Mask Mandate After Judge’s Ruling, Effective on Friday
By Fox News // November 11, 2021
allows parents in all grades to decide whether their children should wear a face covering
MIAMI, FLORIDA (FOX NEWS) – Florida’s largest school district is dropping all mask mandates, allowing parents in all grades to decide whether their children should wear a face covering, the superintendent announced Tuesday.
Miami-Dade County School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho made the announcement after a judge ruled last week that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis was within his authority to allow parents to opt out of strict mandates.
But rather than cite the decision, Carvalho said coronavirus cases are dropping, adding that protocols could change if cases spike again.
“On the basis of current health conditions, which are dramatically improved, effective tomorrow parents can access the parent opt-out form from any elementary or K-8 school in Miami-Dade,” Carvalho said at a news conference, adding that those children can stop wearing masks to school by Friday.
Earlier this month, Carvalho had relaxed mask requirements for middle schoolers and high schoolers, and said he would also allow elementary school students to opt out soon if cases continued to decline.
The school board of state’s second-largest district in Broward County also approved making masks optional on Tuesday.
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