Tue Aug 10, 2021 – 4:10 pm EDT
CONCORD, New Hampshire (LifeSiteNews) — Days after the Concord, New Hampshire school board voted to require masks for all children and school employees as the 2021-2022 school year begins, more than 2,400 people have signed a petition for a statewide legislative ban on mask mandates in New Hampshire schools.
At an August 2 meeting, the Concord NH school board voted 7-1 to mandate masks be worn by students, staff, and faculty in all indoor spaces in Concord public schools. Masks will not be required outdoors, but children will be required to mask up on school buses. Those over the age of 12 who are “fully vaccinated” will be subject to the same rules.
According to the Concord Monitor, seven community members argued against the measure at the meeting, saying the mandates infringe upon personal liberty and that masking poses a threat to children’s emotional, psychological, and physical health.
Despite their protestations, however, only one school board member voted against the mandate.
In opposing the new mask mandate for Concord public schools, an organization known as ReopenNH started up a petition to override the school board’s authority by making
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