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Board tables, reopens debate on mask policy after review of Senate Bill 40
Summary
After Superintendent John Wyrick reviewed Senate Bill 40, the USD 506 board tied 3-3 on a motion to make masks optional, tabled the motion 6-0, later removed the motion from the table at 9:10 a.m., and resumed debate leading to the final operational vote.
Superintendent John Wyrick reviewed Senate Bill 40 at the special April 21 meeting, prompting board discussion about authority over local mask mandates. Board members debated a motion by Justin Bebb to make masks optional for students and staff beginning April 26; that motion tied 3-3 and did not pass.
Following the tie, the board voted 6-0 to table the mask-mandate motion. Later in the morning, at 9:10 a.m., Rich Falkenstien moved to remove the motion from the table and reopen discussion; the motion carried 6-0. The sequence of tie, tabling and reopening preceded the final 4-2 vote to open operations without restrictions.
The minutes record the procedural steps and roll-call tallies in aggregate, but individual yea/nay votes for the tied and final tallies were not itemized in the minutes.
