Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has the ire of the liberal mainstream media, entrenched teachers’ unions and education bureaucrats as his national profile rose during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, DeSantis is fending off challenges to his…
Topic: mask mandate
Penn State professors livid over lack of mask mandate
Penn State University re-opened fall 2021 classes on its campuses, but faculty members are resisting the return to in-person, normal classes due to the pandemic. Administrators told faculty members that the campuses will be safe,…
Study: Stronger teachers’ unions means more mask mandates
Mask mandates, a controversial political tool of politicians, public health officials, and teachers’ unions, divides America over the efficacy of wearing cloth masks indoors or outdoors to prevent infection from the coronavirus. A study confirmed…
Mask, vaccine mandates on the rise at colleges
As colleges return to in-person, normal classes this fall, more and more colleges and universities are imposing mask mandates and vaccine requirements for returning or incoming college students. There were some lawsuits filed by students…
South Carolina Supreme Court rules in favor of mask mandates
The South Carolina Supreme Court, echoing other legal decisions, said that mask mandates are legal under the Palmetto State’s laws. The unanimous decision by the court’s six justices noted that the university cannot discriminate against…
States, academics push for mask mandates for children
Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new COVID-19 guidelines for the upcoming school year. According to the report, children over the age of two should wear masks in school indefinitely regardless of their…
Teachers’ unions complain about Texas lifting mask mandate
Another day, another teachers’ union upset at school re-opening-related plans. Teachers in Texas condemned Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, for lifting the state’s mask mandate and re-opening the state’s entire economy. The mask mandate…