Hillsborough schools keep masks, ditch doctor's notes

State of play: The board also approved the creation of an online form for schools to track which students have opted out.

• This comes after Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran sent school districts a letter on Sept. 22 saying that schools can no longer require medical documentation to opt-out of mask rules.

What's next: In two days, the state will determine if Hillsborough, Sarasota and nine other Florida school districts violated mask policy rules, Fox 13 reports.

Also at the meeting: The board discussed the possibility of asking voters to approve a real estate tax to fix its $60 million deficit, the Tampa Bay Times reports.