{"id":659704,"date":"2021-08-18T21:22:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T01:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=659704"},"modified":"2021-08-18T21:22:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T01:22:26","slug":"biden-tells-secretary-of-education-to-use-legal-actions-against-governors-banning-mask-mandates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-tells-secretary-of-education-to-use-legal-actions-against-governors-banning-mask-mandates\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Tells Secretary Of Education To Use \u2018Legal Actions\u2019 Against Governors Banning Mask Mandates"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fbiden-tells-secretary-of-education-to-use-legal-actions-against-governors-banning-mask-mandates%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=659704&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/34DF89C9-CE89-4BC3-8AC6-A42887A6F83C_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">President Joe Biden addressed the nation on the topic of the coronavirus on Wednesday, going a step further in his battle against specific Republican governors who have pushed back against mask mandates in schools.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2021\/08\/18\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-fighting-the-covid-19-pandemic-2\/\"><span class=\"s1\">said<\/span><\/a>, \u201cFor those who aren\u2019t eligible for the vaccine yet \u2014 children under the age of 12 \u2014 masks are the best available protection for them and the adults around them.&nbsp;That\u2019s why we need to make sure children are wearing masks in school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cUnfortunately, as we\u2019ve seen throughout this pandemic, some politicians are trying to turn public safety measures \u2014 that is, children wearing masks in school \u2014 into political disputes for their own political gain. Some are even trying to take power away from local educators by banning masks in school. They\u2019re setting a dangerous tone,\u201d Biden added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He went on to say, \u201cToday, I am directing the Secretary of Education \u2014 an educator himself \u2014 to take additional steps to protect our children. This includes using all of his oversight authorities and legal actions, if appropriate, against governors who are trying to block and intimidate local school officials and educators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Biden administration has been looking for ways to get further involved in states\u2019 affairs, specifically taking aim at Florida and Texas where Republican Governors Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott, respectively, have signed executive orders banning mask mandates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-administration-now-offering-cash-to-florida-school-districts-who-defy-gov-desantis-ban-on-mask-mandates\"><span class=\"s1\">The Daily Wire<\/span><\/a>, \u201cFox News&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-admin-targets-desantis-ban-on-mask-mandates-offers-cash-to-florida-school-districts-defying-governor.amp\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;Saturday that U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/oese.ed.gov\/files\/2021\/08\/Letter-from-Secretary-Cardona-FL-08-13-21.pdf\"><span class=\"s1\">wrote<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;a letter to DeSantis and Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran informing them that the federal government would provide funds to school districts that defy the governor\u2019s order and risk losing state funding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cFlorida\u2019s recent actions to block school districts from voluntarily adopting science-based strategies for preventing the spread of COVID-19 that are aligned with the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) puts students and staff at risk,\u201d Cardona wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe are eager to partner with [the Florida Department of Education] on any efforts to further our shared goals of protecting the health and safety of students and educators,\u201d Cardona added. \u201cIf FLDOE does not wish to pursue such an approach, the Department will continue to work directly with the school districts and educators that serve Florida\u2019s students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Cardona sent a similar&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/oese.ed.gov\/files\/2021\/08\/Letter-from-Secretary-Cardona-TX-08-13-21.pdf\"><span class=\"s1\">letter<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;to Republican Governor of Texas Greg Abbott, saying that the Department of Education \u201cstands with\u201d the educators who are \u201cworking to safely reopen schools and maintain safe in-person instruction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Abbott has been in a legal battle with local districts that wish to defy his executive order banning mask mandates and impose their own restrictions on regions and schools.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Governors across the country are continuing to take steps to give parents the ability to make decision about their children\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tennessee-governor-signs-executive-order-allowing-parents-to-avoid-masking-their-children\"><span class=\"s3\">signed<\/span><\/a> an executive order Monday giving parents the ability to make decisions about whether their kids wear masks in schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tn.gov\/governor\/news\/2021\/8\/16\/gov--lee-signs-executive-order-giving-parents-ability-to-opt-out-of-school-mask-mandates.html\"><span class=\"s1\">stated<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s2\">, \u201cRight now, some of the greatest frustration is occurring in our K-12 schools, especially around the issue of mask mandates. While local decision-making is important, individual decision-making by a parent on issues regarding the health and well-being of their child is the most important.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201c<\/span>No one cares more about the health and well-being of a child than a parent. I am signing an executive order today that allows parents to opt their children out of a school mask mandate if either a school board or health board enacts one over a district,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">His executive order&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/publications.tnsosfiles.com\/pub\/execorders\/exec-orders-lee84.pdf\"><span class=\"s1\">says<\/span><\/a>, \u201ca student\u2019s parent or guardian shall have the right to opt out of any order or requirement for a student in kindergarten through twelfth-grade to wear a face covering at school, on a school bus, or at school functions, by affirmatively notifying in writing the local education agency or personnel at the student\u2019s school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The decision comes as kids go back to school in the midst of ever-changing COVID-19 guidance and intense debates surrounding school board decisions regarding mask-wearing for children<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden addressed the nation on the topic of the coronavirus on Wednesday, going a step further in his battle against specific Republican governors who have pushed back against &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-659704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=659704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=659704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}