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Texas: Religious schools can ignore local health officials on the coronavirus

from The Washington Post

Texas: Religious schools can ignore local health officials on the coronavirus The Washington Post Religious schools in Texas, where coronavirus rates have been spiking for weeks, do not have to follow any coronavirus-related health restrictions that local governments may impose on educational institutions because, the state’s attorney general said, it could impede the free exercise of religion. In a July 17 letter, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that it would be unconstitutional to force religious schools to follow recommendations of health authorities about reopening schools during the pandemic. READ MORE

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