Some parents claim religious exemption so kids don t have to wear masks at school
Oconomowoc School Board voted to keep indoor mask requirement for rest of school year Share Updated: 6:55 PM CDT May 6, 2021
Oconomowoc School Board voted to keep indoor mask requirement for rest of school year Share Updated: 6:55 PM CDT May 6, 2021
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Show Transcript MAKING A RELIGIOUS OBJECTION TO WEARING MASKS. MORE THAN A YEAR INTO THE PANDEMIC, SOME OCONOMOWOC PARENTS HAVE HAD ENOUGH. MY FAMILY DOES NOT BATHE IN FEAR, AND NEITHER DO THE OTHER PARENTS HERE TONIGHT WEARING MASKS AND THOSE WATCHING VIRTUALLY. WE WILL NOT BE SHEEP AND BLINDLY TOLD WHAT TO DO. NICK: AT TUESDAY’S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, PARENTS SOUNDED-OFF ON A DECISION TO CONTINUE A MASK REQUIREMENT INDOORS FOR THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. MANY HAVE ALREADY HAD THE COVID AND RECOVERED. THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. YOU STILL HAVE THIS FASHION MASK YOU CAN WEAR AND LIVE YOUR LIFE BEHIND, I