Judge Blocks South Carolina’s School Mask Mandate Ban

Students, some wearing protective masks, arrive for the first day of school at Sessums Elementary School in Riverview, Fla., on Aug. 10, 2021. Chris O'Meara/AP Photo

A federal judge on Sept. 28 temporarily blocked South Carolina’s ban on school mask mandates.

U.S. District Court Judge Mary Lewis issued a temporary injunction against the law, concurring with the plaintiffs that the law discriminated against students with disabilities.