According to a federal court ruling, Head Start employees won't have to get a vaccine to keep their job.
The 24 states that sued over the requirement that Head Start employees get a vaccine won. The move by President Joe Biden was against the authority of Congress.
The rule required universal masking for Head Start children 2 years old and older, and it mandated that all staffers, contractors, and volunteers be vaccine free by January 31.
Early Head Start programs are for infants, toddlers, and pregnant women to promote the school readiness of children ages birth to 5 from low-income families by supporting their development in a comprehensive way, according to its website.
The issue in this case is not whether individuals should take the vaccine, but whether federal agencies can require them to do so. If the Executive branch is allowed to make laws through Federal agencies, then this country is no longer a democracy.
The separation of powers must be upheld, the court noted, as the COVID-19 Pandemic has "fatigued" the country.
The ruling said that the issue will be decided by a higher court. This issue is important. The separation of powers has never been so thin.
Louisiana, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, and
A federal judge stopped the mandates for the vaccine and mask for Head Start programs in Texas on Friday.
A Head Start program director previously told the Daily Caller News that there was a shortage of staff and low student numbers because of the mask requirement and staff vaccine requirement.
Directors in rural Montana were worried that the vaccine mandates would lead to staffing shortages. Directors were worried that they wouldn't have enough employees to operate if the mandate went into effect.
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