Kalispell Students Talk About Mask Protest [FULL AUDIO]
Two of the students who organized the protests against mandatory mask policies in the Kalispell public schools joined us Thursday morning on the radio.
Kate Opre is a junior at Glacier High School. We were also joined by Sierra Vickrey, a junior at Flathead High School. They both told us that there were a lot of students and others from the community who were honking their horns in support of the mask protest, but many students felt pressured by the schools not to participate.
Check out the full audio of our conversation on our podcast below:
Kalispell Students Plan Walkout to Protest Masks
I know we re all getting tired of talking about masks, but school kids in Montana are sick of being forced to wear masks. And now, students in Kalispell have been planning to protest. (We ll keep you updated as we see coverage following the event)
Glacier High School junior Kate Opre is one of the co-organizers for the walkout, which is scheduled at 2:30 p.m. at both Glacier and Flathead high schools. “We’re not against other people wearing masks. We want it to be optional to wear,” she said, adding that she feels the physical distancing and regular disinfection of classrooms and shared spaces she has seen go on at Glacier should be adequate.