“We will continue to fight for local control!” Prestianni wrote in a Facebook post.
Posted: Aug 2, 2021 12:21 PM
Updated: Aug 2, 2021 7:00 PM
Posted By: Chelsea Hunt
SUTHERLIN, Ore. The Sutherlin School District is standing in opposition to Gov. Kate Brown’s recent mask mandate for K-12 schools.
Oregon’s new rules fall in line with updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which comes after a surge in cases due to the Delta variant of COVID-19.
In a statement on Facebook, Superintendent Terry Prestianni said the district was “shocked” to learn about the new mandate. He also said that since late June, the district has had almost 200 students attending summer school without masks and they have not had any COVID-19 cases.