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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will candidates' views on masks affect your vote for school board?

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will candidates’ views on masks affect your vote for school board?

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[ad_1] One issue has dominated school board meetings around the country for months — the coronavirus. Districts have seen heated arguments over whether students should be wearing masks, among other issues related to the pandemic. Several questions at a Columbia Board of Education candidate forum Thursday night focused on COVID-19. Will candidates’ views on masks […]

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Michigan school district makes masks mandatory after community vote

Michigan school district makes masks mandatory after community vote

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[ad_1] BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Masks are mandatory in a southwestern Michigan school district after officials set the policy in an unusual way: They took a vote of the people. Parents, guardians and staff in the Pennfield district voted for masks, starting Monday and lasting through Feb. 18. There were 1,041 votes, and about 58% […]

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People wear masks while walking along Front St. in downtown Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, July 15, 2020.

New Hanover COVID mask mandate vote leads to tied decision

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[ad_1] Despite a surge in new COVID-19 cases, New Hanover County residents will not be required to wear facemasks. The New Hanover County Health and Human Services Board voted 5-5 on a motion not to re-instate a countywide mask mandate Tuesday, even as COVID-19 positivity rates climb with the spread of the omicron variant. Following the tie vote, the board took […]

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