Facing COVID crisis, Tennessee gov issues misguided mask order

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Facing COVID crisis, Tennessee gov issues misguided mask order
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.MaddowBlog: Americans expect to see governors issue emergency orders to respond to an emergency. Governor Lee turned to an emergency order to undermine the response to an emergency.

Dr. Lisa Piercy from the Tennessee Department of Healththat the state's hospital network is facing"capacity concerns on both the pediatric side as well as the adult side." As child hospitalizations grow, the timing could be better: students are starting to head back to classrooms as infections climb.

The article added that according to Lee's new policy, a student's parent or guardian"shall have the right to opt out of any order or requirement" that the student"wear a face covering" at school, on school buses, or at school functions. Ordinarily, Americans expect to see governors issue emergency orders to respond to an emergency. Bill Lee turned to an emergency order to undermine the response to an emergency.

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