‘Health freedom’ activists target school boards in fight against Michigan COVID restrictions
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Students wear their masks during class at All Saints Central Middle and High School in Bay City on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com) Kaytie Boomer | MLive.comJoel Bissell | MLive.com
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Conservative activists are encouraging parents to resist mask mandates and COVID-19 health orders in school districts across Michigan.
School board meetings have faced crowds of protesters demanding their districts reject emergency epidemic orders issued by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Activists who have called the coronavirus pandemic a “hoax” and questioned the effectiveness of vaccines have also attended the meetings to advance their agenda.
‘Enough is enough’: Michigan parents pushing to drop mask mandates in some school districts
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Dozens of Hudsonville parents and community members stand outside of a school board meeting Monday, April 15, where some parents urged school officials to make masks optional. School officials locked the doors to the meeting, citing capacity limits.
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HUDSONVILLE, MI – Jenni Gamby says “enough is enough” when it comes to requiring masks inside Michigan schools.
The Hudsonville mom of three kids believes masks are detrimental to students’ mental health and hinder their ability to learn and socialize in the classroom. She said her two elementary-aged kids have suffered this school year as a result of COVID-19 restrictions like mask rules, virtual learning and social distancing.
Hudsonville parents, including some locked out of meeting, urge school district to make masks optional
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HUDSONVILLE, MI – Dozens of Hudsonville parents and community members are urging Hudsonville Public Schools to remove mask mandates in school and make masks optional for students amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The demand from parents Thursday comes as Michigan leads the nation in coronavirus cases, with school outbreaks and new cases among young people playing a large role in that surge.
Superintendent Doug VanderJagt said the district will continue to mandate masks in accordance with guidelines from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.