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Father, We declare that the unjust rulers who desire our children and our nation will be brought to nothing. We will see them dispersed by Your power. You will vindicate the just and save our children from harm. We will be faithful to You and to Your ways that our families and our nation will know Your protection and Your love.
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On Aug. 30, 2021, the US Department of Education (DOE) announced it would investigate Oklahoma, Iowa, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah. Why? These five states have statewide prohibitions on universal indoor masking, and the DOE believes every child in every school in America should wear a mask. They believe it so strongly that they are willing to push, punish, and pay their way to ensure their mask rule has universal adherence. So what can we expect from the DOE in their quest to see that schools require masking and certainly the upcoming vaccinations for 5-18-year-olds?

We can expect the DOE to accuse and subsequently sue schools and states that have ruled to leave the decision of whether or not to wear a mask up to the individual. To do this, they will weaponize their Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to investigate each state’s compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which is a federal law that protects students with disabilities from discrimination based on their disability. Included in this group is the right of students with disabilities to receive an education in the regular education environment, alongside their peers without disabilities. Any student with autoimmune disabilities has a right to sue a school district. The OCR has already begun to collect data from each state’s educational agency as a part of the direct investigations.

We can expect the DOE to bypass any bill in any state that conflicts with their broad sweeping Roadmap Rescue Plan. It will reward any school district within the state they deem to be compliant with their objectives of mask mandates and vaccinations. They recently did exactly the same in Florida. The DoE announced they would bypass Florida Governor DeSantis’ executive order on no mask mandates and directly reward the two largest Florida counties of Alachua and Broward, which had defiantly issued universal mask mandates. On Sept. 9, 2021, the DoE announced new grant money specifically for school districts like Alachua and Broward that voted to enact mask mandates regardless of state laws.

The DoE will make all non-compliance issues with a state a civil rights issue and use their Office of Civil Rights to legally go after states and school districts that do not comply.

We can expect pressure to be put on the states which received grant money from the DOE’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER). Oklahoma’s plan was approved, and the remainder of their $1.4 billion grant was distributed in July 2021. The money does not come without strings, and the DOE will not hesitate to pull those strings anytime it sees the necessity of doing so, whether it be to enforce universal masking or universal vaccinations.

The DOE will continue to seek out and favor the larger, more liberal school districts that agree with the DOE’s policies. New grant programs will provide handsome sums of money to those districts.

To mask or not to mask is not a civil rights issue. The Department of Education is making it a civil rights issue to force states, schools, parents, and children to obey their agenda. The actual civil rights issue is their cry for equity which means if one wears a mask, all must wear a mask and use children who have medical conditions as pawns in this battle. As believers, when we see the massive overreach of the federal Department of Education, we should pray. If we don’t pray, we will continue to lose our freedoms and our children to a corrupt education system with no regard for God. This battle is not only about schools, but it’s a battle over our children and our freedoms.

 

 

About the Author: Nancy Huff is an educator with a mission to equip believers to pray strategically for the Cultural Mountain of Education. She has authored Taking the Mountain of Education: A Strategic Prayer Guide to Transform America’s Schools. She leads prayer groups to pray at key educational locations across the US. Currently, Nancy serves as the Heartland Apostolic Prayer Network (HAPN) Lead Prayer Coordinator for the Mountain of Education. For additional information, go to: https://takingthemountainofeducation.com/author/nancyahuff/. Photo credit: Getty Images.

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Pauline
September 18, 2021

If we, as a people continue to let this administration get by with unconstitutional “mandates” and threats, we are going to lose ALL our freedoms!! When will good people wake up?? What does it take?? Mask mandates have nothing to do with civil rights issues! How ignorant does this government think we are?? Children should NEVER be made to wear masks, EVER! They DO NOT keep you from getting or giving Covid! They DO cause severe problems, physiologically and psychologically for little ones though! This has been scientifically proven! Couldn’t we just use some common sense!??! Parents, grandparents, let this DOE, and anyone else, know that you are NOT going to make your children comply with this illegal “mandate.” It has NOTHING to do with spreading or not spreading Covid!! Look at the people who have worn masks and yet have gotten Covid, some got it more than once!! If the government MAKES you do something, don’t you think that just might be overstepping their jobs?? When government does that, it’s called Socialism/Marxism/ tyranny, not freedom!!! Nothing to do with FREEDOM!
Mask mandates pale, though, in comparison with what these “dictators” are doing with Covid treatments!! Did you know this government BOUGHT UP ALL THE MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY treatments and are NOT letting Red States have them! LIFE SAVING treatments are being WITHHELD, by this government, to Red states!! So, Florida, Texas, and I’m sure, Oklahoma, won’t be able to get these life saving meds!!
This is truly a battle for our children, grandchildren and our freedoms and rights!! All it takes for evil to win, is for good people to do nothing!! All it seems to take now is, “make everyone AFRAID” so they will comply! No wonder our Lord said, so many times, FEAR NOT!! I’m hoping there are LOTS of godly attorneys set to take this on!

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JACQUELYN Y MILLER
September 18, 2021

With the spread of this pandemic, it is strange to wonder why parents would not want to protect their children. But…this is their choice. To see their child get sick from ANY disease or hurt should move them to do all they can to save them. Again, this is a matter of choice. We should not need to government to tell us to protect our children.” Abortion is wrong. Lord, save our children.

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Wilma
September 18, 2021

Even though I think all children , teachers and staff should be wearing a mask it is not Fake President Biden’s decision. It is up to the states then the school district. Right now, we have children that can not be vaccinated yet and mask is there only protection. There are teachers who choose not to be vaccinated so they are in danger of spreading.

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    Deborah
    September 18, 2021

    Wilma, I am afraid you are accepting the deceptive claims about the efficacy of masks and these non-vaccine mRNA injections. The honest science is very different from the “party line” being spread much more prolifically than the virus.

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Michelle
September 18, 2021

O Father, we appeal to You. Please Lord would the Truth shine forth unstoppable in every area. May we know the Truth and May the Truth set us free. Please protect the children by the power of Your Name Jesus. Thank You for delivering us from evil. In Your strong Name Jesus

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Elizabeth Schneider
September 18, 2021

The world gets more and more insane, and evil EVERY day!!
ESPECIALLY against the most innocent and vurnable!!

May Jesus protect and wrap his arms around the fragile and innocent children from the claws of evil doers who think they know what’s best for them and their bodies!!
I pray against these evil forces in your name AMEN!!!!

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Karen Secrest
September 18, 2021

It’s ironic that the disabled student is being used as a pawn when this is the Only Arena I’ve heard that there is even concern that Dpecial Needs kids even get an education

I have to wonder about Biden and Harris still being masked. We can legitimately hear the rhetoric in All the statements for jab and jab again and now a booster? If the vaccines are legal and effective (otherwise why are we doing this?) then when do we acknowledge masking is unsanitary and a political tool.(i.e. follow the money).
May God grant us the fortitude to rise up and challenge this attempt to rule out children this damaging families.
Grace dear God. Let the Amos word come forth in a mighty manner…

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