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Feds investigating Utah for ban on schools enacting mask mandates

Utah is one of five states now under review by the U.S. Department of Education for possible violations.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Students watch the game in masks as American Fork hosts Copper Hills in boys football on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. For the 2021-2022 school year, the Utah Legislature has banned school districts from enacting their own mask mandates. Now, the Department of Education is opening an investigation on the legality of that.