Can the Americans with Disabilities Act be used for mask mandates?

Last week, a federal judge enforced a universal mask mandate for public schools in Knox County, Tennessee. The judge used the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act as his legal basis for action.

Local CBS affiliate WVLT reported on Friday, “The parents of three Knox County School students filed a federal lawsuit in September to sue Governor Bill Lee and Knox County over the current lack of a mask mandate. All three children have medical conditions that make them more susceptible to catching COVID-19. Their parents had previously decided to enroll them in virtual learning due to the fact that children in their classes are not required to wear masks. Two of the three children are too young to get the vaccine.”