VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Volusia County Schools trespassed seven mothers from its board meeting today over their refusal to wear a face mask.
This is footage of mothers being trespassed and forcibly ejected from the Volusia County Board of Education in Florida. 7 women and I refused to wear a mask at the district meeting. The meeting was being held in Volusia County, which has NO mask mandate. The property we were on is owned by the county. Our governor, Ron Desantis, put out a directive that no Florida resident should receive a penalty, fine, or citation for not wearing a mask in a public place. We were In a public place. Trespassing a person is a penalty!!!! We were forcibly pushed out of the room and are told we cannot return to the property for 365 days. THAT IS A PENALTY.
Posted by Love Cohen on Tuesday, October 27, 2020
The women planned to speak out against an agenda item adopting a mandatory mask policy for the schools.
Posted by Love Cohen on Tuesday, October 27, 2020
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The district said the women were trespassed when they would not comply, and became disruptive.
None of the women were arrested.
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The women say the district is violating the governor’s order and their right to attend a public meeting. The policy has not yet been brought up in the meeting.
The school district trespassed 7 moms from its meeting over their refusal to wear a mask. The district was slated to discuss a mandatory mask policy in schools at the meeting. The women argued the governor’s order allows them to attend the public meeting...
— Mike Springer WFTV (@mspringerwftv) October 27, 2020
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