NJ 3-year-old kicked out of speech therapy due to mask mandates: 'Catastrophic moral crime'

A mother in New Jersey revealed to Fox News Digital her battle with a therapist's practice to get speech services for her son

The mom did not want her family's name used due to privacy concerns. She also said she lives in "a liberal area" and would feel uncomfortable if it became known within her community that she'd spoken out on this issue. "My son was a preemie, born at 30 weeks. He had to have a respirator when he was born. I don't think he should have a mask on." "We have enacted blanket policies and anyone who doesn't fit in a traditional box (someone able to wear a mask, for example) — we've kicked to the curb and denied treatment and care."

Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey, a Democrat, said this week that the Garden State will be lifting its school mask mandate for children and staffers. Yet the state's mandate will remain in place for another month — until March 7, 2022.