Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey reminded school districts
Tuesday, Aug. 17 to continue face-to-face education and stay away from
requiring masks from students or they will risk their new grants.
"Parents are in the driver's seat, and it is their
right to make the decisions that best suit the needs of their children,"
he said, according to CNN. “Safety recommendations are welcome and encouraged;
the mandates that pose the most stress to students and families are not.
Public school districts are challenging House Bill 2898 of
June 30, which prohibits schools from imposing masks and vaccination mandates
amid mounting anxiety over a steady rise in new related COVID-19 cases. with
the Delta variant.
They argued that the legislation didn't go into effect until
mid-September, CNN reported, meaning they could still impose mask requirements
at least until that period.
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