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On the recordAugust 11, 2021
We believe this is a decision for the parent to make. What we found, fortunately, is there`s actually was higher infection rates when you`re just in the community versus whether when you`re in the classroom, particularly for the younger kids, you know, these kindergarteners and first graders, you know, they`re not people that are really transmitting this in significant levels.
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Ron DeSantis
Republican · Florida
Source
msnbc.com

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Governor DeSantis emphasizes parental choice regarding mask mandates in schools, arguing that younger children are not significant transmitters of COVID-19.

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