{"id":2009,"date":"2021-08-25T07:52:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T11:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/?p=2009"},"modified":"2021-08-25T07:52:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T11:52:48","slug":"aclu-suing-south-carolina-to-end-ban-on-mask-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/aclu-suing-south-carolina-to-end-ban-on-mask-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"ACLU suing South Carolina to end ban on mask requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The ACLU tweeted that they are suing South Carolina to end the ban on mask requirements. The ACLU asserts that this ban effectively discriminates against the disabled. South Carolina forces the disabled to choose between their health or education.  South Carolina is one of the bottom states in vaccination rates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: We\u2019re suing to end South Carolina\u2019s ban on mask requirements in schools, with Disability Rights South Carolina, Able South Carolina, and parents.<br><br>Students with disabilities are effectively being excluded from public schools because of this ban.<br><br>Courts must intervene.<\/p>&mdash; ACLU (@ACLU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACLU\/status\/1430175588942237698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/students-going-to-class-in-school_t20_rOadnb-Medium-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/students-going-to-class-in-school_t20_rOadnb-Medium-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/students-going-to-class-in-school_t20_rOadnb-Medium-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/students-going-to-class-in-school_t20_rOadnb-Medium-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/students-going-to-class-in-school_t20_rOadnb-Medium-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/students-going-to-class-in-school_t20_rOadnb-Medium.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ACLU tweeted that they are suing South Carolina to end the ban on mask requirements. The ACLU asserts that this ban effectively discriminates against the disabled. South Carolina forces the disabled to choose between their health or education. 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