Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Mass. faces legal challenges to universal masking in schools

Massachusetts education leaders are facing at least six lawsuits against their universal mask mandate for public school students and staff members, a requirement extended this week until at least Nov. 1, apart from schools that can prove they've reached an 80 percent vaccination threshold.

Robert Fojo, a New Hampshire-based attorney who has filed five of the lawsuits, told me today that his complaints allege that neither the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education nor individual schools districts have the authority to mandate mask-wearing.

“Wearing a mask should be a personal choice between a parent and a child,” he said. “It should not be imposed on them by a school district that lacks the expertise or authority concerning these broad health measures.”
 

 

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