Navigating the Legal Maze of Mask and Vaccine Mandates in Florida Education Law

The Florida Bar Education Law Committee Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 3, Pp. 5-10, 2022

8 Pages Posted: 31 May 2023

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Blaze Bowers

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Grand River Solutions; The Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University College of Law

Date Written: February 15, 2022

Abstract

Florida's education sector faces a new and daunting legal maze in vaccine and mask mandate law. Political forces, schools, institutions of higher education, parents, students—the countless stakeholders in education—are looking to members of Florida's legal community for guidance. Floridians worry about their health and safety, as well as their rights, liberties, and livelihoods, presenting a diverse and precarious intersection of rights and responsibilities. This is the status of vaccine and mask mandate law across Florida and the nation—an update geared toward equipping practitioners to represent their clients through these unprecedented times informedly.

Keywords: COVID-19, Masks, Vaccines, Mandate, Education, Higher Education, Law, Compliance, Public Health, Policy, Regulation, Executive Order, Schools, Florida, Litigation, Title VII, OSHA, RFRA,

Suggested Citation

Bowers, Blaze, Navigating the Legal Maze of Mask and Vaccine Mandates in Florida Education Law (February 15, 2022). The Florida Bar Education Law Committee Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 3, Pp. 5-10, 2022, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4460566 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4460566

Blaze Bowers (Contact Author)

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville ( email )

Knoxville, TN
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The Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University College of Law ( email )

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