Thu Sep 22, 2022 – 4:51 pm EDT
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana (LifeSiteNews) — A federal judge in Louisiana struck down the Biden administration’s school mask and vaccine mandate for Head Start volunteers and staff on Wednesday, arguing that the public’s “liberty interest” supersedes “any interest generated by the mandatory administration of vaccines.”’
The victory for personal freedom comes after Head Start teachers Sandy Brick and Jessica Trenn filed a lawsuit against the federal government in December 2021 with representation from the Liberty Justice Center and the Louisiana-based Pelican Institute for Public Policy.
In the Wednesday decision, U.S. District Court Judge Terry A. Doughty ruled in favor of the teachers, permanently enjoining the federal mandates across 24 states, the Liberty Justice Center said in a press release.
The ruling will impact roughly 280,000 Head Start employees and volunteers who will no longer be forced to choose between getting the COVID-19 shot and losing their jobs. Students or adults will also no longer be required to wear masks.
“Today, a federal judge in Louisiana ruled that the federal government cannot require Head Start program teachers, staff and volunteers be vaccinated against COVID-19, nor can they require that adults and
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