Thousands of teachers, students absent as Omicron ravages Florida

January 4, 2022 ☼ florida ☼ desantis ☼ no-data

Source: POLITICO (Link)

With Covid-19 cases skyrocketing throughout the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis is pledging to keep schools open and in-person classes churning without any mask mandates or new restrictions. The DeSantis administration instead is messaging that asymptomatic people should resist being tested for the coronavirus as hundreds of students and teachers miss the first days of school in 2022.