Our lovely governor with all of his medical/science knowledge signed a bill that made it so public schools could NOT require children wear masks in school. That started a huge argument in Miami Dade and Broward counties especially. The respective school boards held multiple meetings regarding the issue, allowing parents to speak for and against, as well as hearing from the medical and science experts. DeSantis warned the schoolboard members and superintendents that if they went against his policy that, among other things he would withhold their paychecks and possibly funding. That didn't go over well at all with those involved, with many of them making public statements that they would vote their conscience regardless. The Broward schoolboard has already voted to require masks. The Miami Dade schoolboard is due to vote in the next few days. Our illustrious governor has received a letter from the Federal Department of Education that he may have overstepped his authority by interfering with local schoolboards, threatening to interfere with their pay, and withhold funding, including federal funds. The letter further stated they would be investigating and monitoring the situation.
DeSantis is pandering to the avid Trump followers with this anti masking stance, as well as his position on other issues, but he better remember there are just as many if not more pro maskers including lots of Trump followers. There were a lot more parents asking the schoolboards to require masks than there were anti maskers.