Tag: school mask mandate

Biden Admin Launches Probe Into Texas Ban on School Mask Mandates

The Biden administration’s Department of Education on Tuesday added Texas to the list of states being investigated over their bans on or exemptions from school mask mandates. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights sent a letter to Texas Education Agency (TEA)  Commissioner  Mike Morath on Tuesday notifying him about a “directed investigation” into whether…


Florida Files Emergency Motion to Reinstate School Mask Mandate Ban

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Mere hours after a Florida district court judge ruled to allow schools to mandate face coverings, the state filed an emergency motion asking an appeals court to reinstate the stay on Wednesday night. In the motion, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ team is asking that a hold be put on the Aug. 27 ruling by…


California Parents Protest School District’s Mandatory Mask Mandates

As the school season begins in August, face-to-face classes are resuming in school districts of Los Angeles, but parents and students who want to return are faced with mask mandates. From the start of school this fall, the California government requires all K-12 students to wear a mask to school, regardless of whether they are…


The Mask Mandate Farce

Commentary Newly sworn-in New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is wasting no time taking sides in the school mask wars. Even before taking the top job, she told NBC’s “Today” that she intends to mandate masks for all public school students in the state. She’s got President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party on her side,…


Facts Matter (Aug. 21): NIH Director Admits School Mask Mandates Enforced on Children Are Not Based on COVID-19 Data

A new report found that, in the 2020 election, almost 15 million mail-in ballots were unaccounted for—meaning that their whereabouts are deemed “unknown” by election officials. Meanwhile, four days ago, the director of the National Institute of Health (NIH) said during an interview that the reason kids are being forced to wear masks in school…


Another Florida County Imposes School Mask Mandate in Violation of State Rule

The school board in Florida’s Hillsborough County voted on Wednesday to impose a mask mandate on school children in defiance of a state rule put in place by the administration of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The board voted 5 to 2 in favor of the mask mandate, which allows parents to opt-out only with a note…