Posted on 12/07/2021 6:15:39 AM PST by george76
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — The Douglas County School Board is set to vote on Tuesday to overturn the district's mask policy for students in schools.
Currently, masks are required at schools because of a mandate put in place by the previous school board before the election in November. Now with four new board members decidedly focused on parental choice, the mask mandate will likely be replaced.
"The Board recommends, regardless of vaccination status, personal and parent choice with respect to whether or not children should wear face coverings while at school," the resolution reads.
It goes on to say that the plan will allow for "appropriate and necessary accommodation of students with disabilities as required by the ADA."
For some parents, like Brandi Bradley, the change is an outcome from the election where upset parents voted to insert new school board members. The four new board members campaigned on a promise to bring more control to parents over issues like masks, vaccines and the district's equity policy.
"If you want to put your child in mask, feel free to put your child in mask. But if you don't, I think you should have that choice as a parent to do so," said Bradley, who helped to get the four new board members elected to council. "Parents should have the final decision in the health of our children."
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Douglas County has been at the center of a growing debate over public health and personal choice. The county recently broke from the Tri-County Health Department over masking mandates countywide.
The new Douglas County Health Department has endorsed the school district's decision to make masking optional in schools,
(Excerpt) Read more at thedenverchannel.com ...
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Good on them.
Hoping sanity wins, this time.
This child abuse has gone far enough.
Poor kids have been wearing masks for close to two years? Kids went back to school here last fall, no masks, no distancing, no plastic cubicles.
The people in Douglas County and Castle Rock seem to have more common sense than the remainder of the Denver area.
Very good news!
As a Douglas County voter, I’m glad that I did my homework last election.
Common sense prevails.
Glad I live in one of the sane counties left in Colorado. We are the only county in the Denver metro without an indoor mask mandate as well. You should hear the Karens whining
Three school board members in my small CO town were replaced with anti-CRT candidates. Let’s hope, and support, the replacement of many more politicians and bureaucrats over CRT, mask mandates, vax mandates and other overstepping authoritarianism.
Wake up, Colorado!
Damn!....I like this lady!.....It gives ALL the parents a choice without going over the line.....
Now me?...I would have added...if you want your child to wear “surgical gloves” ...full body “Tyvek “ suits...”Depends” underwear or what ever you feel comfortable with please feel free to dress your child accordingly ...”I think you should have that choice as a parent to do so,” .... /s
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