{"id":2008462,"date":"2023-08-22T17:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T21:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marjorie-taylor-greene-rips-morris-brown-college-for-restoring-mask-mandate\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T17:37:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T21:37:26","slug":"marjorie-taylor-greene-rips-morris-brown-college-for-restoring-mask-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marjorie-taylor-greene-rips-morris-brown-college-for-restoring-mask-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Morris Brown College for reinstating mask requirement."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarjorie-taylor-greene-rips-morris-brown-college-for-restoring-mask-mandate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2008462&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Blasts Atlanta College for Reinstating Mask \u200cMandate<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has strongly criticized a small Atlanta college for reinstating a mask mandate \u200dand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marjorie-taylor-greene-rips-morris-brown-college-for-restoring-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Morris Brown College for reinstating mask requirement.\">enforcing\u200d social distancing measures<\/a>. The announcement from \u2063Morris Brown College, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">historically black college<\/a> with a student \u2062body of less than 500, stated that masks would be required for the\u2064 next two weeks.<\/p>\n<h3>Greene Voices Opposition to COVID-19 Measures<\/h3>\n<p>In response, Greene \u2062took to X,\u200c formerly known as Twitter, to express her frustration\u2064 with what she sees \u2063as excessive COVID-19 precautions. &#8220;Americans have had enough COVID hysteria,&#8221; \u200dshe wrote in a post, emphasizing her refusal \u2063to comply with the mandate.<\/p>\n<p>The college&#8217;s announcement outlined the requirements for students and employees, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doctor-slams-cdc-for-delayed-virus-guidelines\/\" title=\"Doctor slams CDC for delayed virus guidelines\">including wearing masks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-just-a-joke-california-mom-fires-back-after-school-wont-let-daughter-sing-national-anthem\/\" title=\"\u2018It\u2019s Just A Joke\u2019: California Mom Fires Back After School Won\u2019t Let Daughter Sing National Anthem\">maintaining physical distancing<\/a>. It also stated that students who\u200d test positive \u200bfor COVID-19 must isolate for five days and \u200dundergo contact tracing, following CDC\u200d guidelines. Additionally, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-declines-appeal-from-christian-school-in-transgender-housing-case\/\" title=\"Supreme Court rejects Christian school's appeal in transgender housing case.\">college emphasized<\/a> that there would \u200cbe no\u200c large gatherings, parties, or student events \u200con \u2062campus for the next two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>College\u200c President Kevin James \u200bemphasized the importance of prioritizing safety and sought the cooperation of students\u2064 in preventing another pandemic.<\/p>\n<h3>Backlash from Young \u2063Americans for Liberty<\/h3>\n<p>The\u2064 mask mandate \u200dat Morris Brown College also drew \u200ccriticism from \u2062Young Americans \u2062for Liberty, who pointed\u2063 out that the mandate was \u2063being reinstated &#8220;this week&#8221; rather than during the \u2064height of the pandemic in\u2063 2020.\u200c The organization expressed disbelief, stating, &#8220;They really are going to try \u2063this again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While mask mandates have largely become less common as the pandemic recedes, nearly 100 colleges still have vaccine mandates in place, according to No College Mandates, an organization \u2062that monitors COVID-19\u200c requirements on college campuses. Rutgers University, for example, has \u2062even threatened to unenroll students who do not comply with their vaccine mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"link\">here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) criticized Morris Brown College in Atlanta for implementing a two-week mask mandate and social distancing rules. 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