In a break from other Florida school districts, Duval County Public Schools will have a mask mandate – with a catch.
The Duval County School Board voted late Tuesday night to make face masks required among students unless parents or guardians opt-out with appropriate paperwork.
Adding the layer of paperwork for families who want their students to opt-out of mask wearing marks an attempted workaround to the governor’s executive order.
“Any student not wearing a mask pursuant to this policy must, through his/her/their parent or guardian, complete the opt out procedures provided by his/her/their assigned school,” the official language says.
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