U.S. Education Department opens civil-rights probe of school face-mask bans in latest clash between Republican governors and Biden administration
August 31, 2021 at 10:42 AM EDT
The U.S. Education Department has opened civil rights investigations of decisions made in five states banning school districts from mandating face masks for their unvaccinated children as they return to school in person, in the latest clash between Republican governors and the administration of President Joe Biden.