Posted on Aug 18, 2021
In Florida, Texas And Arizona, Defiant School Leaders Are Sticking With Mask Mandates
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Across the country, as students and teachers head back into school buildings in the midst of a COVID-19 surge, school superintendents in Florida, Texas and Arizona are standing firm against state leaders who say masks shouldn't be mandated in classrooms.
On Wednesday, the Biden administration reinforced its support for those school leaders.
"I'm directing the secretary of education, an educator himself, to take additional steps to protect our children," President Biden said at a White House press conference Wednesday. "This includes using all of his oversight authorities and legal action, if appropriate, against governors who are trying to block and intimidate local school officials and educators."
Also on Wednesday, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a blog post that the Education Department will be looking into whether state policies, including bans on mask mandates, "may infringe on the rights of every student to access public education equally."
Cardona sent letters last week to state leaders in Texas and Florida, making it clear that districts can use federal COVID-19 relief funds if their states sanction them for mandating masks.
Across the country, as students and teachers head back into school buildings in the midst of a COVID-19 surge, school superintendents in Florida, Texas and Arizona are standing firm against state leaders who say masks shouldn't be mandated in classrooms.
On Wednesday, the Biden administration reinforced its support for those school leaders.
"I'm directing the secretary of education, an educator himself, to take additional steps to protect our children," President Biden said at a White House press conference Wednesday. "This includes using all of his oversight authorities and legal action, if appropriate, against governors who are trying to block and intimidate local school officials and educators."
Also on Wednesday, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a blog post that the Education Department will be looking into whether state policies, including bans on mask mandates, "may infringe on the rights of every student to access public education equally."
Cardona sent letters last week to state leaders in Texas and Florida, making it clear that districts can use federal COVID-19 relief funds if their states sanction them for mandating masks.
In Florida, Texas And Arizona, Defiant School Leaders Are Sticking With Mask Mandates
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It's a disgusting situation in Arizona as governor ducey is gerrymandering the pandemic protocols and using mandates to instill punishing measures that will negatively affect Democrat heavy minority communities! Paul gisar,andy biggs,Kelli ward, etc. Have added to the woes of innocent civilians and exploit their constituents for donations.
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SSG Robert Velasco Yes... it is disgusting... hopefully Congress will make it illegal prior to the 2022 elections.
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SGT (Join to see) thanks Charlie. It's now incredibly obvious that the cyber ninja audit was a humongous cyber bust and still,the conservatives are calling the election fraudulent and DT the real winner.! WHEN can we shut them up and really protect Arizona when everything we vote for is used against us as aconsequence and then retaliation is their way of oppressing the voters.
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