Weโve updated the #COVID19 schools data that @GovRonDeSantis didnโt want you to see โ and the truth remains the same.
School districts requiring masks from the first day of school saw ๐ฎ.๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐จ ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ #COVID19 total cases per capita than school districts that didnโt.
School districts without mask requirements saw ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฎ #COVID19 total cases per capita as school districts that required masks with only a medical opt-out.
School districts that required masks with a parental opt-out saw ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ง #COVID19 total cases per capita than school districts that didnโt require masks.
Overall, the 22 school districts that required masks โ with either medical or parental opt-out โ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ #COVID19 total cases per capita than school districts that didnโt require masks.
When comparing peak weekly caseloads, school districts that required masks saw ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฏ.๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐จ ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ #COVID19 peak cases per capita than school districts that didnโt require masks.
Finally, comparing peak weekly caseloads, the five largest school districts (all requiring masks, all with >180,000 students) saw ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐จ ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ #COVID19 peak cases per capita than the five smallest school districts (none requiring masks, all with <8,700 students).
Again, I public records requested #COVID19 data from @HealthyFla months ago with no response โ so this is publicly available data direct from our schools.
School districts that required masks from the first day of school โ @AlachuaSchools, @browardschools, @MDCPS โ saw ๐ฏ.๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐จ ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ #COVID19 total cases per capita than school districts that didnโt require masks.
The thirteen school districts that fully required masks with only a medical opt-out saw ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ก๐ the #COVID19 total cases per capita of school districts that didnโt require masks.
295 days ago, I was sworn in as Floridaโs 12th Commissioner of Agriculture & Consumer Services and the first female elected to this office.
The people didnโt elect me to continue the status quo โ but to take a fresh approach to governing and a new direction for our state. #APFL
Since January, I've worked to modernize @FDACS & take action on priority issues important to the people:
Building a new state hemp program โ providing farmers with a successful alternative crop, ensuring equal economic opportunity, & making Florida a national leader on hemp.
I promised to fix the failures of weapons licensing & did just that.
We changed the culture: a 30-year law enforcement veteran runs the Division & we hired 25 new staff.
Review times for gun permits are down by up to 98%, while ensuring all background checks are done, period.