Breaking: Six Texas school districts are suing Gov. Greg Abbott over his ban on mask mandates, the latest clash over how schools will handle Covid-19 as the new year looms
. The federal government recommends their universal use, but most states have left policy creation to local school boards.. In some of them, local officials are filing lawsuits against state governments for the authority to make those decisions for local schools.
A group of six districts, most of them in the Rio Grande Valley, filed suit Thursday against Gov. Greg Abbott, arguing that he doesn’t have the authority to stop them from requiring masks on their campuses. Kevin O’Hanlon, the attorney representing the group, said schools typically have authority to operate and issue regulations over their own facilities. The districts believe a lack of masks will harm in-person teaching and continuity, as rising infections cause absences and interruptions.
“It seems to me [that the governor] is trying to use a disaster declaration to prohibit anybody from responding to the disaster…which is odd,” Mr. O’Hanlon said.
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