Fri Jan 14, 2022 – 1:07 pm ESTFri Jan 14, 2022 – 2:48 pm EST
EL CAJON, California (LifeSiteNews) — California regulators shut down a Christian preschool for allegedly violating a mask mandate for toddlers and banned the school’s director from working with children again, after months of what school officials described as “intimidation” by the state.
The California Department of Social Services shuttered Foothills Christian Church Preschool in El Cajon on December 10, LifeNews reported. The closure came after the San Diego-area school reportedly did not encourage students two years old and up to wear masks.
The state has also claimed that the preschool did not ensure that employees wore face masks and prevented inspections to allow employees and students time to put on masks, according to CBS 8. All individuals older than two are required to wear face masks in California in all indoor settings, including public and private schools and child care programs.
The Department of Social Services additionally banned preschool director Tiffany McHugh from working with children for the rest of her life.
Foothills Christian Church’s preschool had been in operation for six years and had more than 100 students. But in
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