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5 May 2021 Parents are protesting and voicing dissent against mask mandates as school boards continue to require them to be worn in the classroom. Utah’s Granite School District board attempted to abruptly end its meeting Tuesday when parents were unhappy that a state mask mandate had ended, but one for schools remained, KUTV reported. The audience jeered as Utah state Sen. Kathleen Riebe (D) was invited to the podium to thank teachers and the board tried to end the public comment period. “You let a senator come up here and speak in the name of my children, who you guys are abusing? Are you serious?” one parent said. ....
The Blanchester Public Schools board of education voted Monday night to relax its masking rules, directly contradicting the Ohio Department of Health's masking requirements for educational settings. ....
‘It seems blatantly illegal’: Southwest Ohio school district defies state rules, pulls back mask requirements Courtney Francisco The Blanchester Public Schools board of education voted Monday night to relax its masking rules, directly contradicting the Ohio Department of Health’s masking requirements for educational settings. “Why this? Why now?” said OEA president Scott DiMauro on Tuesday. “Why not continue to follow the state and the CDC and the medical community’s clear guidance?” Currently, the state of Ohio requires students to wear masks in and outside during school functions. Exemptions can be granted for health or religious reasons, eating and drinking, or participating in sports, among other reasons. ....
Ohio school district loosens mask regulations, defying state health recommendations Updated 1:07 AM; BLANCHESTER, Ohio Board members for a school district in Southwest Ohio have voted to roll back mask requirements for students and staff, ignoring recommendations from state health officials on preventing the spread of the coronavirus, according to reports. Beginning immediately, students in Blanchester Public Schools will no longer be required to wear masks while playing outside or while riding on a school bus with the windows down, Fox 19 reports. On June 1, there will be no requirement to wear masks at all, including in the district’s buildings. The school district’s Board of Education approved the changes Monday with a 4-1 vote, reports say. ....