Fargo School Board gets an earful from parents who want mask mandate to end
Arguments for and against mask wearing in Fargo schools were taken in as some North Dakota school districts prepare to do away with masks Written By: C.S. Hagen | ×
Fargo parents sign up to speak to the Fargo School Board Tuesday, April 27 to show their frustration with mask requirements in school buildings. C.S. Hagen / The Forum
FARGO Wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus has been one of the more controversial issues during the 13-month-long pandemic, but as infection rates fall and vaccinations rise, some school districts are loosening their mandates.
Fargo parent Nicole Larson addressing school board April 27, 2021.
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FARGO (KFGO) – The Fargo School Board heard from parents upset about student mask mandates who said they should be the ones who make decisions about whether their children wear masks.
Cassandra Schmidt was among frustrated parents who represented about one-hundred Fargo school parents in a Facebook group called, “Let Parents Decide That.” She said, “we have to ask ourselves what are these masks being used for.” She said medical choices for children belong in the hands of parents.
Board member Dr. Tracie Newman warned that dropping mask use would be a mistake because the virus still continues to spread. She noted that Moorhead Public School freshmen students are being quarantined and working with distance learning for the next 10 days due to the high number of COVID cases reported there.
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