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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5310/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='US Opens Investigation into School Mask Bans' data-article-id='5864'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='14292'>American states that ban face coverings in schools may be discriminating against students with disabilities, U.S. Department of Education officials say.</span> <span data-start-time='14292' data-end-time='28250'>The Department of Education Office for Civil Rights has opened investigations into five states that ban face coverings, or masks. </span> <span data-start-time='28250' data-end-time='37500'>The states are Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah.</span> <span data-start-time='37500' data-end-time='44417'>Suzanne Goldberg is the department’s assistant secretary for civil rights. </span> <span data-start-time='44417' data-end-time='56688'>She informed the states of the investigation, saying that they could be in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act, or ADA. </span> <span data-start-time='56688' data-end-time='71792'>The 1990 law bans discrimination against people with disabilities and requires that children with disabilities receive a fair education.</span> <span data-start-time='71792' data-end-time='95167'>Goldberg said in a letter that the “investigation will focus on whether … students with disabilities who are at heightened risk for severe illness from COVID-19 are prevented from safely returning to in-person education, in violation of Federal law.”</span> <span data-start-time='95167' data-end-time='108854'>The administration of President Joe Biden has said it would fight back against efforts by Republican state lawmakers to prevent mask mandates in schools. </span> <span data-start-time='108854' data-end-time='115250'>Those against the requirements say it is a matter of personal freedom. </span> <span data-start-time='115250' data-end-time='122000'>They argue that it should be up to parents and individuals to decide.</span> <span data-start-time='122000' data-end-time='139604'>In the state of Tennessee, Republican Governor Bill Lee signed an executive order on August 16 letting parents “opt out” of any requirement that children wear masks in school. </span> <span data-start-time='139604' data-end-time='150438'>Two legal actions have since been filed against the order including one saying that it violates the ADA.</span> <span data-start-time='150438' data-end-time='164750'>Four other states, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida and Texas, have also passed laws or signed executive orders banning mask mandates in schools. </span> <span data-start-time='164750' data-end-time='172750'>But the states are not currently under investigation because court orders have blocked the bans.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5310/A.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=18027 data-hint-location='44417' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5310/what_is_a_violation.wav'>What is a violation?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the action of violating someone or something'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5310/a_structure_dividing_a_space_into_two_parts_especially_a_light_interior_wall.wav'><span>a structure dividing a space into two parts, especially a light interior wall</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5310/a_bluishpurple_color_seen_at_the_end_of_the_spectrum_opposite_red.wav'><span>a bluish-purple color seen at the end of the spectrum opposite red</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5310/the_action_of_violating_someone_or_something.wav'><span>the action of violating someone or something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5310/an_extended_period_of_leisure_and_recreation_especially_one_spent_away_from_home_or_in_traveling.wav'><span>an extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in traveling</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=18028 data-hint-location='44417' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5310/what_is_the_act_that_investigators_think_these_states_could_be_violating.wav'>What is the act that investigators think these states could be violating?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice=' Americans With Disabilities Act'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5310/_americans_with_disabilities_act.wav'><span> Americans With Disabilities Act</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5310/occupational_safety_and_health_act.wav'><span>Occupational Safety and Health Act</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5310/environmental_protection_act.wav'><span>Environmental Protection Act</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5310/fresh_air_act.wav'><span>Fresh Air Act</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=18029 data-hint-location='95167' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5310/the_administration_of_president_joe_biden_has_said_it_would_fight_back_against_efforts_by_republican_state_lawmakers_to_prevent_mask_mandates_in__blank__.wav'>The administration of President Joe Biden has said it would fight back against efforts by Republican 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