Florida Department of Health pushes long-term rule against school mask mandates, required quarantines

The Florida Department of Health on Friday proposed a long-term rule to try to prevent school mask mandates and give parents more authority to decide whether children who have been exposed to COVID-19 should be able to attend school.

The department published the proposed rule as it tries to fend off a legal challenge from six school districts to an emergency version of the rule issued last month.…