Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Mar. 3, 2021
Panel asks if in-person schools are a right
Parents filed a lawsuit arguing the restrictions, requiring school closures when counties have faced a spike in deaths and hospitalizations during the pandemic, violate their children's right to a minimum education under the 14th Amendment.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel considered Tuesday the constitutionality of the state's public health policies during the COVID-19 virus that have kept many California schools closed.
Parents filed a lawsuit arguing the restrictions, requiring school closures when counties have faced a spike in deaths and hospitalizations during the pandemic, violate their children's right to a minimum education under the 14th Amendment.
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