The Palm Beach County School District joined Broward and Miami-Dade in defying Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban against mask mandates.
School board members, after hours Wednesday of heated public comments from residents vehemently opposed to a mask mandate, voted 6-1 to require all students and staff wear masks on school grounds starting Monday.
The mandate will be in place for 90 days, and the policy will allow for some medical exemptions. The school district previously allowed students to opt out if their parent signed a note.
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