{"id":50870,"date":"2021-10-10T20:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T00:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=50870"},"modified":"2021-10-10T20:17:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T00:17:14","slug":"nikki-fried-asks-federal-to-intervene-florida-from-withholding-funds-from-school-districts-with-mask-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2021\/10\/nikki-fried-asks-federal-to-intervene-florida-from-withholding-funds-from-school-districts-with-mask-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikki Fried asks Federal to intervene Florida from withholding funds from school districts with mask requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nikki&nbsp;Fried&nbsp;is asking the federal government to use its power to stop Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 Administration from withholding funds from school districts that require masks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.mp.lura.live\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%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\"  width =\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The State Board of Education&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/florida\/floridas-board-of-education-finds-8-counties-with-mask-mandates-are-out-of-compliance-with-state-covid-policies\/\">voted unanimously Thursday to withhold funding from eight school districts&nbsp;<\/a>that made masks mandatory in classrooms, defying the governor\u2019s order, which barred districts from imposing mask mandates. Board members found school districts in&nbsp;Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Duval, Leon, Miami-Dade, Orange and Palm Beach counties&nbsp;were not in compliance with the governor\u2019s order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Board of Education said the districts had \u201cwillingly and knowingly violated the rights of students and parents by denying them the option to make personal and private health care and educational decisions for their children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The districts have 48 hours to provide documentation that proves they were compliant or their funds could be withheld \u201cin an amount equal to 1\/12 of all school board members\u2019 salaries,\u201d per district, Florida Board of Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/community\/health\/coronavirus\/state-board-of-ed-review-of-alachua-broward-school-mask-policies-sparks-tense-debate\/\">after the state withheld their funding,<\/a>&nbsp;the U.S. Department of Education reimbursed Alachua and Broward counties hundreds of thousands of dollars to make up for lost salaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cI want you to know that the U.S. Department of Education stands with you,\u201d Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona&nbsp;wrote in a letter to the superintendents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Corcoran called the move unconstitutional, a violation of the 10th Amendment and state sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI strongly believe that this federal grant program improperly attempts to interfere with the state board\u2019s authority to manage our state\u2019s educational system,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/florida\/floridas-board-of-education-finds-8-counties-with-mask-mandates-are-out-of-compliance-with-state-covid-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Corcoran said.<\/a>&nbsp;\u201cEducation is a state responsibility, not a federal one and one given to this board under our state\u2019s constitution. What we are witnessing in these Project SAFE grants is one of the most egregious violations of the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Florida sovereignty in our lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried held a press conference Friday to push the federal government to do more about the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs if this decision made by DeSantis\u2019 Board of Education yesterday to enact financial sanctions on eight school districts wasn\u2019t extreme enough, they are launching a further political crusade to negate any federal assistance they have or may receive from President Biden\u2019s administration,\u201d Fried said. \u201cI\u2019m calling on the White House and the U.S. Department of Education to use the full weight of the federal government to stop the DeSantis administration from defunding our schools.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikki&nbsp;Fried&nbsp;is asking the federal government to use its power to stop Florida Gov. 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