By Spectrum News Staff Williamsville PUBLISHED 8:22 AM ET Jul. 07, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:22 AM EDT Jul. 07, 2021
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WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. Some parents in the Williamsville Central School District are making their voices heard about masks in schools.
State Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt joined parents outside Casey Middle School Tuesday night to protest the school s mask mandate.
Following the protest, the group spoke directly to members of the Board of Education at a public meeting. There, parents pleaded with board members to become more vocal and push the state to end the mandate.
Many of the parents say they remain unsure of the true effectiveness of the masks, especially if children are not social distancing outside of school.
Williamsville parents want indoor mask mandates lifted in schools, health experts advise caution
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Williamville voters on Tuesday get an opportunity to decide who will sit on the school board, giving instructions to its only employee, incoming Superintendent Darren Brown-Hall.
It s a district hit with turmoil in the last year, as COVID whacked the district and put most students in front of a home computer screen. The school board is also under court orders to get students back in the classroom five days a week
Candidates had direct chances to pitch their candidacies and were also asked a series of questions, with each asked to answer. The first question was not surprising in the COVID academic atmosphere: How soon should all students be back in classrooms five days a week?