Florida Dad Faces 30 Years in Prison After He's Accused of Shoving Student While Protesting Mask Mandate at Daughter's High School

Dan Bauman is a Florida man who is accused of assaulting a student at his daughter’s high school in Fort Lauderdale while protesting the district’s mask mandate. The 50-year-old anti-mask father and his 15-year-old daughter, Isabel, had been protesting at the school for several days after officials refused to allow her to enter without a mask. Other anti-maskers joined Bauman at the school to confront officials over several days.

The anti-masker dad was arrested on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department said the incident happened at the front entrance to Fort Lauderdale High School about 7:25 a.m. In a statement obtained by Heavy, police said, “Bauman accompanied his daughter as she attempted to enter the school gate without a mask. Bauman was videotaping other students with his phone and causing a disturbance at the gate.”

“One of the students (victim) did not want to be videotaped. The student attempted to grab Bauman’s phone. He responded by pushing the student backwards into the fence,” police added. Bauman was “immediately taken into custody” and charged with one count of aggravated child abuse, police said. He was booked into the Broward County Jail after his arrest. Bauman and his attorney could not be reached for comment by Heavy.

Bauman had been filming himself and his daughter and protesting over four school days. One video of Bauman had previously gone viral and his confrontation sparked the interest of other anti-maskers who joined him at the school to protest and demand that his daughter be allowed into the building.

Here’s what you need to know about Dan Bauman and the Fort Lauderdale High School incident:

1. Bauman ‘Pushed the Child by the Shoulder & Grabbed Her Hand Twisting Her Arm in An Aggressive Manner,’ Police Say, in an Incident Caught on Video


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