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Mask, Vaccine Mandates Discussed at JCSD1 Board Meeting
Mask and vaccination mandates, as well as Critical Race Theory were topics of discussion at this week’s Johnson County School Board meeting.
Parents Mark Jones and Jeff Carmichael both spoke against mask mandates and possible vaccine mandates, saying the board needs to protect the community’s children, citing studies they said show children have very little risk of contracting COVID-19, and that masks have negative side effects for children.
Jones also touched on Critical Race Theory.
Later in the meeting, board member Randy Brown brought a proposal before the board that only the local school board has the authority to implement mask or vaccine mandates, not the state or Federal governments.
The board asked for and will review a written, detailed resolution from Brown at their next meeting to discuss the proposal further.
M aron
October 16, 2021 at 6:47 pm
Should be optional and decision lying with parents due to lack of proven science of masking or vax effectiveness.
ray olson
October 16, 2021 at 10:37 pm
Mr. Jones, have you actually read Bell- his numerous books and articles are readily available- and in the immortal words of Iniago Montoya “I don’t think that word means what you think it does.”