Judge James Wesley Hendrix granted a preliminary injunction on enforcement of the rules.
“The families of children in the federal Head Start programs deserve the peace of mind that comes with a vaccinated and masked workforce,” Lovenheim said.
While the early childhood program is funded with federal money, many Texas-based programs are run by local school districts or community groups, putting young children and their educators in an uncomfortable position. “And LISD stands to lose other funds as well: at least one parent of a non-Head Start student has indicated that her child will be withdrawn from LISD’s pre-K program if instructors—who teach mixed classrooms of Head Start and non-Head Start students—are required to wear masks, depriving the District of the tuition dollars paid by that child’s parents,” Hendrix wrote, concluding that Lubbock schools faced a “real and likely injury.
While attorneys for Texas sought a nationwide injunction, Hendrix limited his injunction to the state. The pause will be in effect as the case is pending a future trial.
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