Collier County Public Schools can remove face masks while outside

Since Florida moved into Phase 3, the Collier County School District is still taking precautions but will now allow children to take their face masks off while outside.

FROM LAST NIGHT’S DEBATE...ONFOX 4 NOW DOT COM...JUST LOOKFOR THE ELECTION 20-20 TAB.WE’RE BRINGING IT BACK TOSOUTHWEST FLORIDA NOW.

LASTWEEK, GOVERNOR RON DESANTISMOVED FLORIDA INTO PHASE 3 OFHIS RE-OPENING PLAN.

AND WE WANTTO SEE HOW THAT CHANGES THE WAYSCHOOLS ARE OPENING IN OUR AREA.EARLIER THIS WEEK, COLLIERCOUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS RELEASED ASTATEMENT ANNOUNCING STUDENTSWILL BE ABLE TO REMOVE THEIRFACE MASKS WHEN OUTDOORS FORP.E.

CLASS AND RECESS.LEE COUNTY HAS NOT ANNOUNCED ANYNEW ADJUSTMENTS SINCE THEGOVERNOR’S PLAN.KEVIN DALY -- PRESIDENT OF THETEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF LEECOUNTY-- DOESN’T WANT STATEWIDEDECISIONS TO AFFECT HOW SCHOOLSYSTEMS CONTINUE TO REOPENSOT: KEVIN DALY, President ofTeachers Association of LeeCountyThe facts on the ground aregoing to dictate, its differenthere than it is in Miami-Dade,its different here than it is inHillsborough.

So honestly itcomes down to the idea of localcontrol.

Do we want people inTallahassee mandating the samething for every county whenevery county may not be in thesame place?A REPRESENTATIVE FOR LEE COUNTYSCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THE