Tag: Mask mandate

Riverside Parents Wait Over 6 Hours to Comment on Mask and Vaccine Mandates

During Riverside Unified School District’s (RUSD) most recent Board of Education meeting, some parents and teachers were forced to wait until after midnight to voice concerns over COVID-19 vaccine requirements for staff and mask mandates for students. Health and safety guidelines for the school district require students to wear face masks on buses, in all…


Florida Health Department Threatens to Call Police When Mom Refuses to Wear a Mask

Despite the county-wide lifting of a mask mandate, including in government buildings, the director of a Florida health department threatened to call the police when a mother refused to put on a mask. On Oct. 6, Casey Goff—a Flagler Beach resident and mother of four—went to the Flagler County Health Department with her 3-year-old daughter…


Mask Up or Shut Down: Colorado School Given Ultimatum Over Mask Mandate

A private Christian school in Loveland, Colorado, is planning to file a lawsuit against the local health department after being forced to impose a mask mandate on students under the threat of an imminent shutdown. Parents at Resurrection Christian School in Loveland, Colorado, were told on Sept. 15 that all persons entering school buildings the…


Parents, Lawmakers Sue Over New York’s School Mask Mandate

A group of New York parents and two local legislators are suing to overturn the state’s requirement for school children to wear masks. They allege the mandate was issued illegally and wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny if the state tried to pass it through the correct procedures. They’re asking the court to toss the mandate…


Federal Judges Block Tennessee’s School Mask Opt-Out in Two More Counties

Federal judges on Sept. 24 granted injunctions in two more Tennessee counties against the enforcement of Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order, which required school districts to allow parents to opt their children out of school mask mandates. The two U.S. District Court judges blocked Lee’s order from being enforced in Knox County, Williamson County,…


Federal Judges Block Tennessee’s School Mask Opt-Out in 2 More Counties

Federal judges granted injunctions on Sept. 24 in two more Tennessee counties against the enforcement of Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order requiring that school districts allow parents to opt their children out of school mask mandates. The two U.S. District Court judges blocked Lee’s order from being enforced in Knox and Williamson counties, as…


Education Secretary Cardona Supports Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations for Eligible School Children

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Sept. 23 shared his support for making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for eligible school children. “Not only do I support it, but I’m encouraging states to come up with a plan to make sure it happens,” Cardona told POLITICO. “I would like governors who hold those decisions to make those decisions now that [vaccines]…


Pennsylvania School Administrators Say They Are Stuck in the Middle of Mask Debate

Pennsylvania School administrators are trapped in the middle of the school mask debate and need better communication from the state Department of Health. That was the testimony Thursday during a hearing of the Senate Education Committee that explored the impact of the Department of Health’s order requiring masking of students and children at schools and…


New Jersey Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine or Testing for Child Care Workers

New Jersey Governor mandated COVID-19 vaccination or testing for all personnel of child care facilities in the state. In addition, the governor ordered an indoor mask mandate for all employees, students, children, and visitors at these settings. Governor Phil Murphy signed on Monday an executive order that required all personnel of child care centers to…


Newport-Mesa School District Takes No Action on Resolution to End Mask Mandate

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board of Trustees shot down a resolution Sept. 14 that would have defied the state of California’s mask mandate for K-12 schools. The resolution was requested by Chris Jones, a mother of three children who attend Newport-Mesa schools, as part of the Let Them Breathe campaign, a national organization advocating…