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Today is the day Miami-Dade Schools accept parental opt-outs to the district’s mask mandate policy. Broward School District has delayed compliance until November 20th.
In other news, Princeton’s Gerrymandering Project, which reviews proposed redistricting maps across the country, has graded Florida’s Senate proposed maps with a B. That’s the highest grade in the country this year. This means Florida’s proposed maps are the fairest in the country. The state legislature will vote on what will be Florida’s new map in the state legislative session which convenes in January.
Demand for child vaccinations in Florida is extremely light. Monday marked the first day that children between the ages of 5-11 were eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. There are 1.7 million children between 5-11 in Florida. The state’s initial vaccine order was for 90,000 doses and there are no reports of shortages statewide. The state has placed a new order for 270,000 additional child doses.
Finally, a key legal challenge to Florida’s newly ratified Seminole Compact which authorized sports betting is about to be decided. A federal judge who is determining whether the recently ratified compact violates federal law by having the Seminole Tribe facilitate online sports betting has promised an initial decision no later than Monday.