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The mask mandate for K-12 students will remain in effect through October 30th.

The Brevard Federation of Teachers wants the school board to mandate face masks as cases continue to climb in the district.

DeSantis says districts that impose mask mandates are violating a law that says it is up to parents to decide whether their child should be masked.

Some parts of public life in the U.S. still operate according to restrictive rules, and that includes planes, trains and buses.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said," We have all longed for this moment when we can get back to some kind of normalcy." But local authorities are making their own decisions on relaxing the rules.

The loosened guidance should make it easier to reopen schools and workplaces. Mask requirements are still in place for public transport and health care settings.

Mayor Jerry Demings says the decision of when and how to reduce these protocols will be made based on CDC guidelines and in consultation with health experts.

Starting Thursday, visitors to the theme park resort will be able to remove their masks temporarily for outdoor photos.

Deputies say a 35-year-old man hit a security guard in the head and threatened to kill him at Epcot theme park when he was asked to follow Disney World’s mask rules.

Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods says that "effective immediately, any individual walking in to any one of our lobbies ... wearing a mask will be asked to remove it."