NEWARK – Several community members continue to object to the mask requirement in place in Worcester County’s public schools.
More than a half dozen citizens attended Tuesday’s Worcester County Board of Education meeting — the first one that allowed public in-person attendance in 18 months — to voice their frustrations with the mask mandate.
“Forcing children to wear a mask seven, eight hours a day is child abuse,” parent Katie Addis said.
During the portion of the meeting designated for public comment, Addis and other Worcester County residents shared their concerns with masks. Several referenced the fact that while Superintendent Lou Taylor initially said students wouldn’t have to wear masks, a mask requirement had been put in place following the state board’s vote in favor of universal masking.
“You have 10 officers here,” said Bishopville resident Richard Addis, referencing the deputies from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office lining the entrance and hall to the boardroom. “If you’re doing something that you’re so scared of the public that you have to have 10 officers here, you gotta ask yourself are you doing the right thing.”
So are you idiots ready To DEMAND SCHOOL VOUCHERS YET….I warned you Years ago and you all thought i was nuts. WELL HERE YOU ARE!! IM angry and i dont have any kids in school system if i did i would remove THEM AND home school at once. EMPTY THE CLASSROOMS do whatever you have to do to stop these marxist nazi tax sucking PIGS. DONT GIVE THEM ANY MORE POWER OVER your kids minds and bodies.
Defund public education, disolve THE BOE and these useless tyranical boards…burn this corrupt asleep, unscienctific marxist system to the ground
Yeah it’s important to hear everyone, but we ain’t doin’ a damn thing different. Thank you anyway.
Maybe I missed a step. Hogan left it up to the local authority to decide if masks were needed and the State board of Ed came behind him and said there would be a mask mandate for all schools. It had to be voted on by the General assembly and it was. Final vote was 10 to 7. 10 for 7 against using mask. So the county doesn’t really have to choice. The people need to be upset with the State Board of Ed and the General Assembly for voting thos this mess.