Ron DeSantis vows to keep restaurants open during COVID-19 at a news conference on Dec.15, 2020, at Okeechobee Steakhouse in West Palm Beach, Florida. - Michael Laughlin/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS
MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday rebuked a proposal to take away $200 million from a dozen school districts that implemented strict mask mandates last year in defiance of his administration. Instead, he urged the Republican-led Legislature to give parents the power to sue their local schools over COVID-19 protocols, such as masking, a move that could prove more costly for districts that could be stuck with large legal bills. “Rather than take money that may penalize a teacher or student because of the actions of some union-controlled school board members, my view would be — let’s no...
