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3 Utah school districts now allow students to skip masks, based on their parentsâ judgment
School mask exemption movement gaining steam even as educators, health officials worry about the risk of coronavirus spread to students, teachers and the community.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Children rip up a large paper mask at a rally protesting government mask mandates at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020.
  | April 24, 2021, 3:10 p.m.
Some Utah school districts have taken the issue of whether students should have to wear masks and put it in parentsâ hands.
Within the last week, three districts â Kane County, San Juan and Iron County â and one Orem charter school have stopped requiring doctorâs notes for students seeking a mask exemption in their schools.
Courtesy of Utah Parents United
A group of parents and children protested the ongoing mask requirement in public schools in Davis County on April 10.
Utah’s public school students are required to wear masks in schools, unless they have certain medical conditions. Most schools require a doctor’s note documenting the condition, but at least two school districts in the state are now granting exemptions for students without any proof.
State law says
schools “may” require a doctor’s note in order to grant a mask exemption. But that doesn’t mean they have to, according to Tracy Henderson.
Henderson, who lives in Midvale and has a teenage daughter, is providing legal counsel to a group called Utah Parents United.
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