Federal judge temporarily blocks ban on mask mandates in SC schools
NEWS.WE STARTED WITH TONIGHT AFEDERAL JUDGE HAS TEMPORARILYBLOCKED A BAN ON MASS MANDATESIN SOUTH CAROLA SINCHOOLS.OUR RENEE WUNDERLICH ISLLFOOWING THIS FORCE AND SHEJOINS US LIVE WITH THE LATESTRENEE.WELL, GOOD EVENING.NOT JUDGE SAYS THAT NOT ALLOWINGSCHOOL DISTRICTS TO REQUIREMASKS DISCRIMINATES AGAINSTSTUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.I WOULD JUST SAY TO TNKHI ABOUTEVERYONE BECAUSE SOME PEOPLEHAVE CHILDREN WHO YOU KNOW HAVEHEALTH IUESSS.SO IF YOUR CHILD DOESN’T HEAV AHEALTH ISSUE IT MIGHT NOT BE ASERIOUS FOR THEM TO CATCH THEVIRUS.BUT IF SOMEONE’S CHILD HAS AHEALTH ISSUE THEN YOU KNOW, IT’SGOING TO BEUC MH MOREDETRIMENTAL FOR THEM.SO I JUST THINK TO KEEP EVERYONEIN MIND AND TRY TO THINK ABOUTIT THAT WAY WTHA WOULD BE BESTFOR EVERYONE AS A WHOLE?A STATEMENTROM F THE ACLU READSFEDERAL DISABILITY RIGHTS LSAWARE CLEAR IF STUDENTS WITHDISABILITIES NEED SCHOOLS TOREQUIRE MAS INKS ORDER FOR THEMTO HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO THEIREDUCATION THE STATE CANNOT STOPSCHOOLS FROM REQUIRING THOSEMASKS SOUTH CAROLINA’S GOVERNORHENRY MCMASTERS.SPOKESPERSON SENT US THISSTATEMENT THAT READS THEGOVERNOR STRONGLY DISAGREES WITHTHE COURT’S DECISION AND WLILDEFEND A PARENT’S RIGHT TODECIDE WHAT’S BEST FOR THEIRCHILDREN UP TO THE UNITED.STATES SUPREME COURT IFED.NECESSARY, BUT ONE MOM WITH ASPECIAL NEEDS DAUGHTER IS SOHAPPY WITH THIS RULING.ESH TELLS ME SHE CRIED.I MEANOW H HE WAS IN PUBLICSCHOOL FOR MANY MANY YEARS, ANDI’M ANXIOUS TO HER TO BE BACKWITH A TEACHER.SOUTH CAROLINA’S DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION IS SLLTI REVIEWINGTHIS DECISION AND GREENVILLECOUNTY SCHOOLS WHILE THEY’RESTILL WAITING TO COMNTME WEMIGHT HREA FROM THEM MORETOMORROW LIVE TON