Posted on 01/14/2022 8:44:13 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is threatening to recoup COVID-19 relief funds sent to Arizona over state provisions that it says discourage families and school districts from following federal guidance recommending face coverings in schools.
At issue are two state programs meant to help schools and students but direct funding away from jurisdictions with mask requirements. Arizona’s Education Plus-Up Grant Program provides $163 million in funding to schools, but districts that require face coverings are ineligible. And its COVID-19 Educational Recovery Benefit Program provides for up to $7,000 for parents if their child’s school requires face coverings.
In a Friday letter, the Treasury Department warned that the state has 60 days to remove the anti-masking provisions before the federal government moves to recover the relief money, and it threatened to withhold the next tranche of aid as well.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends universal mask-wearing in school settings to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Good. It’s long past time States weaned themselves from the Federal teat.
Once they no longer take Fed funds they can run their schools without interference from the DOE.
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“Like many children his age, three-year-old Eshan Evans is energetic and boisterous. But as soon as he has to put on a face mask at school, something changes. ‘You can see he’s a different boy, much tamer and quieter,’ says his mother Herne.”
“The moment he’s let out, however, he rips off his mask, shoving it into his pocket or thrusting into his grandmother’s hands. Once, on a particularly bad day in July, he threw his mask on the ground and ran out the school gates.”
“’He hates it,’ says his mother.”
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211025-how-face-masks-affect-young-children
That's not a joke.
Yes,
I stole That!
Punishing Sinema.
Arizona can retaliate by collecting Federal income taxes and then deducting Arizona’s portion before sending the rest on to DC.
You know what happens next. Campaign ads saying republicans are defunding schools. I wouldn’t be surprised if that is a biden regime strategy.
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