Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeals court ruling allowing masks in schools

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeals ruling on masks in schools A judge last week ruled that DeSantis exceeded his authority by ordering school boards not to impose mask requirements on students to combat the spread of the coronavirus. NBC News

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appealed a judge's ruling that the governor exceeded his authority by ordering school boards not to impose strict mask requirements on students to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

The governor's lawyers took their case Thursday to the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee. DeSantis wants the appeals court to reverse last week's decision by Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper, which essentially gave Florida's 67 school boards the power to impose a student mask mandate without parental consent. Cooper's ruling was automatically stayed by the appeal. ...