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Parents Angrily Protest Continued School Mask Mandates
February 13, 2022 Martin Wilbur, THE EXAMINER NEWS
PHOTO: Some of the more than 200 parents, children and other community members who turned out in Thornwood Saturday afternoon to demand that in-school mask mandates be removed, arguing that children are being shortchanged.
As COVID-19 cases continue their sharp descent, the pressure on state and education officials to drop mask mandates in schools continues to grow.
On Saturday afternoon more than 200 Mount Pleasant School district parents, community members and some children held a boisterous demonstration at the Four Corners in Thornwood, demanding that parents and local districts be allowed to make their own calls as to whether students should keep wearing masks in school.
The protest came three days after Gov. Kathy Hochul lifted the mask mandate for businesses but left them in place for schools and other congregate settings at least until the first week in March. It also was held as statewide infection rates on Thursday and Friday plummeted to 2.6 and 2.5 percent, respectively, according to the state’s COVID tracker, the lowest level since the first week in November. READ AND SEE MORE AT
https://www.theexaminernews.com/parents-angrily-protest-continued-school-mask-mandates/
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SEE THE NEWS 12 COVERAGE AT https://westchester.news12.com/protesters-demand-masks-be-taken-off-kids-at-school
Thanks to all who came. Nice town and county representation.
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