WASHINGTON: Administration of President Joe Biden on Friday offers full-student support for local cities and school boards in Texas and Florida who opposed orders by the Republican Governor of those who forbid the masks of wearing masks in school.
In a pair of open letters from Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Administration condemned orders from the government.
Greg Abbott of Texas and Ron Desantis from Florida which contradicts public health guidelines from controlling centers and prevention of disease.
Cardona also noted that Federal Covid-19 assistance funds for schools can be used to fill all financial gaps caused by a penalty imposed on the local school district by state leaders.
“This department stands with this dedicated educator who works to reopen the school and maintain in-person’s safe instructions,” Cardona wrote.
The two countries experienced some of the worst Covid-19 outbreaks in the country, driven by the distribution of Delta variants which were more transmitting among their populations that were not vaccinated.
The two countries only contributed 40 percent inpatient from the virus during the past week, the White House said Thursday.
Both Abbott and Desantis said they believed parents had to decide whether their children were wearing masks at school.
CDC earlier this month recommended Universal Mask-Wearings at the K-12 school, regardless of vaccination status, to slow the spread of variants.
The letters marked the sharpest pushback by Biden administration to state policy, and came a few days after the President showed that he did not believe he had a direct authority to cancel the governor’s actions.
“I told this Governor: Please help.
But if you won’t help, at least get out of the way,” said Biden earlier this month.
“People try to do the right thing.
Use your strength to save lives.” Educational Commissioner Florida Richard Corcoran has said that he can recommend the State Education Council that holds the salaries of supervisors and members of the district school council that has institutionalized mask masks.
Cardona wrote that “any threat by Florida to hold salaries from Superintendents and school board members who work to protect students and educators (or to collect other financial penalties) can be overcome using funds (relieved federal virus) in the only wisdom of the Florida school district .
“In addition to banning masks, Abbott’s administration has said that schools do not need to carry out contacts for potential Covid-19 infections.
Letter Cardona explained that federal funds can also be used for contact search.