The superintendent of schools in Leon County, Florida, which includes Tallahassee, announced Monday that parents cannot opt their kids out of wearing masks when the school year begins Wednesday.
"The goal is to keep our children out of the hospital," superintendent Rocky Hanna said. "Why would you not air on the side of caution?"
An emergency order by the Florida Department of Health over the weekend allows districts to let parents opt out of mask mandates without giving a reason.
By defying state rules, Hanna risks consequences from the state. Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order on July 30 gave the education commissioner the right to pull funds from schools that fail to protect "parents' rights ... to make healthcare decisions for their minor children."
Hanna issued sharp words about any attempt to deny money for his school district."Any time you take money away from schools, you hurt children," he said.
DeSantis' press secretary, Christina Pushaw, told ABC News after Hanna's announcement that the financial consequences of such a breach of state rules would likely mean withholding the salary of the superintendent or school board members -- not money from kids.
-ABC News' Will McDuffie
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