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Parents press board to revisit outdoor mask rules; attorney says local discretion allows stricter rules
Summary
Multiple parents urged the Montgomery Board of Education to relax outdoor mask rules and to revise quarantine policies. The board attorney said state executive orders do not prevent local authorities from imposing stricter measures; the superintendent said she will review the district's outdoor mask policy with health officials and report back.
Parents at the Sept. 2021 Montgomery Township Board of Education meeting urged the board to relax outdoor mask requirements for students and to explain the district's quarantine and reporting policies. Board counsel said the board and superintendent have discretion to set stricter local rules than state guidance, and the superintendent said she would review the policy with the health department and school nurses.
Why it matters
The question pits evolving federal and state guidance against local public-health prudence and touches on student experience, parental concern and the district’s duty to protect staff and vulnerable students. The board heard multiple, sometimes opposing, perspectives at the meeting and said it will revisit the policy in short order.
What parents and residents said
- Jennifer Gessler asked the…
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