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Ron DeSantis: “Having kids locked out of school for a year, like that was…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Published | Video Starts at 37:44

The lockdowns were harmful, the mass mandates on kids. Now I overruled those in Florida. But you know, there were school districts that wanted to do it. The forcible MNRA shots. That was wrong. Having kids locked out of school for a year, like that was wrong. So, you know, you're in a situation where he's got very strong feelings about coercion ending up being counterproductive when it applies to these medical situations. (37:44–37:48)

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Asserts that keeping children out of school for a year was incorrect policy.

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