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Montgomery Township school meeting centers on mask mandates, parent concerns and Sept. 1 COVID forum
Summary
Parents pressed the board about mask requirements and alleged teacher training to solicit or record students' vaccination status; the district said it was unaware of such training and will host a virtual health forum Sept. 1 with public-health experts to answer questions.
Parents at the Montgomery Township School District meeting raised concerns about mask mandates and reports that teachers are being trained to ask students about vaccination status or record those conversations.
During public comment, Jennifer Dressler said parents should retain the ability to decide mask use for their children and asked the board to investigate reports that teachers were being trained to elicit and log students’ vaccination status. ‘‘I would not consent to my children doing [recorded medical conversations],’’ Dressler said.
Gabriela Zayevra asked the district to provide peer-reviewed research…
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