The US Education Department's civil rights enforcement arm is opening an investigation to determine whether Texas' ban on school mask mandates is preventing school districts from 'considering or meeting the needs of students with disabilities.'
Washington The US Education Department's civil rights enforcement arm is opening an investigation to determine whether Texas' ban on school mask mandates is preventing school districts from"considering or meeting the needs of students with disabilities."
The Department's Office for Civil Rights sent a letter to Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on Tuesday detailing how"OCR is concerned that Texas's restriction on schools and school districts from putting masking requirements in place may be preventing schools in Texas from meeting their legal obligations not to discriminate based on disability and from providing an equal educational opportunity to students with disabilities who are at heightened risk of severe illness from...
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