The districts require students and staff to wear masks without letting parents opt out, which the state says is in violation of an executive order by Gov. Ron DeSantis that restricts mask mandates in schools.
In Oklahoma City Schools, COVID cases exploded after just three days of school. Elsewhere, teachers faced a high-stakes vaccine mandate and schools shut down.
As of Monday night, a GoFundMe created to stop the Gwinnett County School District from imposing a mask mandate had a whopping $20,000 raised to cover legal fees.
Some are pushing back against a recent decision by Florida's Board of Education to expand the reach of its transfer voucher program to encompass students subjected to mask bullying.
Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Donald Fennoy announced that he plans to resign, ending a three-year tenure that started successfully but turned tumultuous during the pandemic.
The Palm Beach County school district moved to hold parents financially responsible for damage to school-owned laptops issued to students during the pandemic.
