{"id":644353,"date":"2021-08-14T13:21:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T17:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=644353"},"modified":"2021-08-14T13:21:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T17:21:35","slug":"biden-administration-now-offering-cash-to-florida-school-districts-who-defy-gov-desantis-ban-on-mask-mandates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-now-offering-cash-to-florida-school-districts-who-defy-gov-desantis-ban-on-mask-mandates\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration Now Offering Cash To Florida School Districts Who Defy Gov. DeSantis\u2019 Ban On Mask Mandates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-administration-now-offering-cash-to-florida-school-districts-who-defy-gov-desantis-ban-on-mask-mandates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=644353&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1233751884.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Biden administration is escalating its feud with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, by offering federal financial support to school districts in the Sunshine State that openly defy the governor\u2019s ban on mask mandates.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-admin-targets-desantis-ban-on-mask-mandates-offers-cash-to-florida-school-districts-defying-governor.amp\">reported<\/a> Saturday that U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona <a href=\"https:\/\/oese.ed.gov\/files\/2021\/08\/Letter-from-Secretary-Cardona-FL-08-13-21.pdf\">wrote<\/a> a letter to DeSantis and Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran informing them that the federal government would provide funds to school districts that defy the governor\u2019s order and risk losing state funding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida\u2019s recent actions to block school districts from voluntarily adopting science-based strategies for preventing the spread of COVID-19 that are aligned with the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) puts students and staff at risk,\u201d Cardona wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Cardona added that the school districts were following CDC guidance in requiring children, teachers, and staff in K-12 schools to wear masks regardless of vaccination status, even though numerous studies have shown children are at an extremely low risk for contracting the virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are eager to partner with [the Florida Department of Education] on any efforts to further our shared goals of protecting the health and safety of students and educators,\u201d Cardona added. \u201cIf FLDOE does not wish to pursue such an approach, the Department will continue to work directly with the school districts and educators that serve Florida\u2019s students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration\u2019s efforts to undermine DeSantis\u2019 executive order are the latest in a longstanding feud between the administration and the Florida governor. Earlier this month, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-attacks-desantis-abbott-get-out-of-the-way-on-covid-their-states-death-rates-are-way-down-the-list\">said<\/a> that governors \u2013 in particular DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) \u2013 should \u201cget out of the way\u201d if they weren\u2019t going to reimpose onerous restrictions as the Delta variant spreads in southern states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe escalation of cases is particularly concentrated in states with low vaccination rates. Just two states, Florida and Texas, account for one-third of all new COVID cases in the entire country. Just two states. Look, we need leadership from everyone. If some governors aren\u2019t willing to do the right thing to beat this pandemic, then they should allow businesses and universities who want to do the right thing to be able to do it. I say to these governors: Please help, but if you aren\u2019t going to help, at least get out of the way of the people who are trying to do the right thing. Use your power to save lives,\u201d Biden said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis responded by saying he would continue to stand in the way of anyone trying to deny kids a proper education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd Joe Biden suggests that if you don\u2019t do lockdown policies, then you should quote, \u2018get out of the way,\u2019\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cBut let me tell you this, if you\u2019re coming after the rights of parents in Florida, I\u2019m standing in your way, I\u2019m not going to let you get away with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re trying to deny kids a proper in person education, I\u2019m gonna stand in your way and I\u2019m gonna stand up for the kids in Florida,\u201d DeSantis continued. \u201cIf you\u2019re trying to restrict people, impose mandates, if you\u2019re trying to ruin their jobs and their livelihoods and their small business, if you are trying to lock people down, I am standing in your way and I\u2019m standing for the people of Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, media outlets and the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/desantiss-team-blasts-back-after-biden-admin-tries-to-politicize-florida-ventilator-order\">seized<\/a> on a request from the Florida Department of Health for more ventilators, claiming it showed Florida was running low on supplies because it wasn\u2019t properly handling the surge of the Delta variant. In fact, Florida is not running low on ventilators and made the request to maintain its supply cushion.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration is escalating its feud with Florida Gov. 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