A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask mandates in schools "violates the Americans with Disabilities Act" — freeing local officials to again impose mask mandates on students across the state.
The order comes after a disability rights organization sued Texas officials over whether the state was violating the 1990 law, known as the ADA, by not allowing school districts to require masks. U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel barred Attorney General Ken Paxton from enforcing Abbott’s order.
Paxton reacted to the verdict on Twitter Wednesday:
"I strongly disagree with Judge Yeakel's opinion barring my office from giving effect to GA-38, which prohibits mask mandates imposed by government entities like school districts.
My Agency is considering all legal avenues to challenge this decision."
Local school districts face a growing firestorm from parents, who oppose mandates for masks in schools. School districts have attempted to limit public comment time during public meetings and reduce attendance in the rooms during those comment times in order to avoid excessive parental criticism.
A recent letter from the Biden justice department labeled parents as "domestic terrorists" for commenting publicly at school board meetings, claiming they were threatening school board members across the country.
(Full story here.)
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