Jennifer Jenkins
Masked every kid. Ignored every parent.
Jennifer Jenkins voted to put a mask on every kid in Brevard schools and gave parents no way out. When parents pushed back, she voted to keep it going. The state penalized Brevard schools for it.
The votes
Masked them. Kept them masked. Got Brevard penalized.
Her rules. Your kids. No say.
August 30, 2021
Voted to mask every kid
Pre-K through 12th grade. No way for parents to say no. The vote was 3 to 2, and she was one of the three.
Brevard County School Board meeting minutes, August 30, 2021
September 21, 2021
Voted to keep it going
Another 3 to 2 vote. The only way out for a child was a doctor's note.
Florida Today, September 21, 2021 (kept on file by the Florida Department of Education)
October 2021
The state penalized Brevard schools
The Florida Board of Education punished Brevard County schools over the mask rule.
Parents' kids. Parents' call. Jennifer Jenkins voted the other way, twice.
Where this comes from
- Brevard County School Board meeting minutes, August 30, 2021: the roll call from the emergency meeting.
- Florida Today, September 21, 2021 (kept on file by the Florida Department of Education): the extension, with a medical opt-out only.
- WFIT radio, October 8, 2021: the State Board of Education's penalties.