JenniferJenkins
Overrode parents.
Jennifer Jenkins voted to mask every child in Brevard schools with no parental opt-out, then voted to extend it. The state sanctioned Brevard schools for it.
The votes
No opt-out. Then an extension. Then sanctions.
August 30, 2021
Voted 3 to 2 to mask every student.
Pre-K through 12, with no parental opt-out.
September 21, 2021
Voted 3 to 2 to extend it.
The mandate was extended. Students could opt out only with a medical note.
Florida Today, September 21, 2021 (preserved in the Florida Department of Education Brevard packet)
October 2021
The state sanctioned Brevard schools.
The State Board of Education sanctioned Brevard County schools over the mandate.
Parents' children. Parents' call. Jennifer Jenkins voted otherwise, twice.
Sources
- Brevard County School Board minutes, August 30, 2021, emergency meeting roll call.
- Florida Today, September 21, 2021 (preserved in the Florida Department of Education Brevard packet), extension with a medical opt-out only.
- WFIT, October 8, 2021, State Board of Education sanctions.