April 23, 2021 By Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com
Parents against mask mandates spoke out at the Pinckney Community Schools Board of Education virtual meeting on Thursday night.
About a dozen who spoke are believed to be associated with Unmask Livingston, which has been showing up at various governmental meetings, forcing the Howell school board to adjourn a recent meeting when they refused to wear masks. In addition, the video of a Livingston County Board of Commissioners meeting from last week was rejected by YouTube based on repeated misstatements from residents opposed to mask requirements.
At Thursday nightâs meeting for Pinckney Community Schools, many of the same statements were repeated, with one individual threatening to replace board members for enforcing state health department guidelines for mask use in schools. Despite that, other parents spoke up to defend the district, saying the board has done a wonderful job with being tran