Legal

Even before full approval of Pfizer's COVID vaccine, a majority of parents polled said their kids would feel safer in school if classmates and teachers were vaccinated.

The districts require students and staff to wear masks without letting parents opt out, which the state says is in violation of an executive order by Gov. Ron DeSantis that restricts mask mandates in schools.

President says he'll use federal authority, including taking legal action, against state leaders who have threatened to sanction superintendents who have flouted bans on mask mandates.

Florida officially threatens districts' funding over mask mandates as Texas school superintendents get court backing to require face coverings.

"We won't gamble with the health of our children, our educators and school staff, nor the health of the communities they serve," Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said in announcing vaccine mandate.

All students and staff members in California's Culver City USD have until Nov. 19 to provide proof of vaccination, Superintendent Quoc Tran announced on social media.