DeathSantis: school districts that defied no-mask mandate to lose $200m

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/20/florida-ron-desantis-schools-mask-mandates-funding-covid


Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, is backing a controversial proposal to strip $200m in education funding from Democratic counties that defied his executive order last year banning mask mandates in schools.

DeSantis, who is widely seen as a leading heir to Donald Trump in the Republican party, plans to send the money instead to mostly Republican counties that supported him.

The plan, which some analysts believe is almost certainly unconstitutional, was part of a budget bill that passed the Republican-dominated Florida house on Wednesday.

It was immediately attacked by teachers unions, school districts and education advocates, who say the penalties will strip further resources from classrooms in a state already in the bottom four of per-student spending nationally.

“This is retaliation by legislators and the governor,” said Jabari Hosey, president of the advocacy group Families for Safe Schools and a parent of school-age children in Brevard county.

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AZ, meanwhile, has the legislature trying to defund ALL public schools...charter schools will still get money no matter what. They have until Thursday to lift the aggregate spending limit which allows the schools to access funds that HAVE ALREADY BEEN RAISED THRU TAXES. RWNJ's are doing this because they're mad voters passed a proposition raising taxes on the wealthiest to help fund schools, even though it hasn't gone into effect. If the limit isn't raised, teachers won't get paid and schools will close.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. Tyrant Deathsantis has spoken!!

[RKP5637]

3. K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[RKP5637]

2. Typical DeSantis, always reaching out to be injurious to someone or something. The guy is a

fascist asshole bully.

[NCDem47]

11. Soooooo punitive.

Major punishing parent.

[edhopper]

4. Get use to it

He could well be President in 2024.

[Lovie777]

5. Monies still will come in . .

[moondust]

6. Despotic.

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. Well, that assures that Florida will have more poorly educated kids.

Death Santis should like that as much as Spanky did.

[Cha]

8. To answer Nikki's question.. a mini

trump wannabe with his two ugly thrums up

Rt TY Karma please come for this Psychopath in the Florida Gov's seat.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. A sadist. /nt

[paleotn]

10. Lawsuit in 3...2...1....

[keithbvadu2]

12. Afraid to arrest people, DeSantis?

Afraid to arrest people, DeSantis?

You punish the entire district instead of the few people who fail to obey your edict.

It comes down to a few people in authority who enforce the mask mandate.

[crickets]

13. The war on public education continues. Shame. nt

[Kid Berwyn]

14. Fascists are murderers.

DeSantis is a prime example.

[SergeStorms]

15. So, either follow every order from...

a dictator wannabe, no matter how insipid and injurious it may be to the citizens of Florida, or little Hitler will withhold your school budget, and perhaps even worse. Is that the edict coming from little Hitler in Tallahassee?

That anyone would even consider this two-bit Trump/Hitler wannabe as a serious presidential candidate is beyond the pale of reason.

That egotistical Orange Pig started this whole thing, and there isn't a prison in poor enough condition in the entire world, to house that despicable piece of shit.

[Chainfire]

16. That is right Ron, go for the children

they don't vote.