U.S. investigating bans on school mask mandates

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwkZPep3hF4"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]the u.s department of education is opening civil rights investigations to determine whether five states that have banned schools from requiring masks are discriminating against students with disabilities the department said monday it is targeting iowa oklahoma south carolina tennessee and utah all republican-led states in its investigations it said it was concerned that their bans on mandatory masking could leave students with disabilities and underlying health conditions more vulnerable to covet 19 limiting their access to in-person learning as millions of public school students head back to the classroom numerous school districts and state education agencies are grappling with masking and vaccination requirements especially in the south where the virus is surging florida texas arkansas and arizona have also banned mandatory masking orders in schools but the education department left those states out of its inquiry for now because court orders or other actions have paused their enforcement a florida state judge on friday ruled that the state had no authority to enforce an order by governor ron desantis banning public school districts from requiring masks in classrooms multiple school districts in the state had already defied the governor's order putting in place mandates that provide exceptions for students with medical conditions desantis has said his office will appeal the court's decision<br><!-- wp:image {"id":1776,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} -->rn<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img class="wp-image-1776" src="https://en.videoencontexto.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_investigating_bans_on_school_mask_mandates_WwkZPep3hF4.jpg" alt="U.S. investigating bans on school mask mandates" /></figure>rn<!-- /wp:image -->[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]