The chaotic scenes captured on video during Tuesday’s Granite School District Board of Education meeting come as Utah has issued a public health order still requiring masks to be worn inside all of its K-12 schools through June 15 or the end of the school year – whichever is sooner. Elsewhere, the state’s coronavirus restrictions and mask mandates have been lifted.
“One size does not fit all and adults who have higher risks should not project their fears or expect the youth to carry the burden of those fears,” Monica Wilbur, a woman who spoke against the school mask mandate during the public comments section of the meeting, is heard saying, drawing raucous applause from others in attendance.
The Granite School District Board of Education meeting came to an abrupt end Tuesday night in South Salt Lake after a group of attendees became agitated when a patron was not allowed to address the board.
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SALT LAKE CITY The Granite School District Board of Education s meeting came to an abrupt end Tuesday night after a group of attendees became agitated when a patron was not allowed to address the board.
When the woman rushed to the lectern, she was not permitted to speak because she had not signed up for citizen participation time, said Granite School Board President Karyn Winder.
The crowd rose to its feet in protest and one man shouted: Remember this day! Remember this day!
Others chanted: No more masks. No more masks. No more masks.
The board moved to adjourn the meeting, left the room through a back door and the building was eventually cleared. The disruption was captured on a YouTube video of the meeting.