Topic: U.S. Department of Education

New TEA guidance on masks stirs the legal pot on mask mandates and spurs a federal investigation

See Texas AFT’s COVID-19 Resource Page for info on how to take action and stay safe. The U.S. Department of Education is launching an investigation of Gov. Greg Abbott’s order prohibiting mask mandates, which federal officials said could break federal law and discriminate against students with disabilities. The USDOE has launched similar probes in four other states with actions by...