{"id":50455,"date":"2021-09-10T22:54:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-11T02:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=50455"},"modified":"2021-09-10T22:54:37","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T02:54:37","slug":"federal-government-investigating-florida-on-school-mask-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2021\/09\/federal-government-investigating-florida-on-school-mask-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal government investigating Florida on school mask policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) plans to investigate the Florida Department of Education over its current stance on mask mandates in Florida schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hhs-large-logo-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50459\" width=\"496\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hhs-large-logo-2.jpg 860w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hhs-large-logo-2-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hhs-large-logo-2-768x464.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.winknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/U.S.-Department-of-Education-letter-to-Florida-Department-of-Education.pdf\">letter sent&nbsp;<\/a>to the state education department, the investigation is on the basis FDOE, \u201cmight be preventing school districts in the state from considering or meeting the needs of students with disabilities as a result of Florida\u2019s policy that requires public schools and school districts to allow parents or legal guardians to opt their child out of mask mandates designed to reduce the risk to students and others of contracting COVID-19 in school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MORE:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.winknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/U.S.-Department-of-Education-letter-to-Florida-Department-of-Education.pdf\">U.S. Department of Education letter to Florida Department of Education<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the OCR letter, \u201cThis directed investigation in no way implies that OCR has decided whether there has been a violation of a law OCR enforces. During the investigation, OCR is a<br>neutral factfinder, collecting and analyzing relevant evidence from the Florida Department of Education and other sources as appropriate prior to reaching a determination in this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-embedpress-document embedpress-document-embed ep-doc-embedpress-pdf-1631328781758\" style=\"height:600px;width:600px\"><div style=\"height:600px;width:600px\" class=\"embedpress-embed-document-pdf embedpress-pdf-1631328781758\" data-emid=\"embedpress-pdf-1631328781758\" data-emsrc=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/U.S.-Department-of-Education-letter-to-Florida-Department-of-Education.pdf\"><\/div><p class=\"embedpress-el-powered\">Powered By EmbedPress<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) plans to investigate the Florida Department of Education over its current stance on mask mandates in Florida schools. 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