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By Jeff Angelo
May 18, 2021
Some Iowa schools are keeping mask mandates while others making masks optional - listeners weigh in on what Jeff calls the last Iowa mask controversy. Chris Lester discusses how the YOLO economy is reshaping Iowa; John Auerbach discusses the rise in drug and alcohol related deaths in Iowa and potential solutions.
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Iowa s cities, sports teams and other institutions are quickly altering or altogether ending mask requirements following new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control that says fully vaccinated Americans can skip masks both outdoors and indoors in many situations. Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical distancing, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Thursday. If you are fully vaccinated, you can start doing the things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic.
Here s who is changing or eliminating mask orders around Iowa:
Iowa Parents Suing School District Over Mask Mandate
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According to KCCI, parents in Harlan, Iowa are suing Harlan Community Schools due to concerns over the mask guidelines put in place by the school board. Jim and Sharon Bieker have decided to file a lawsuit and injunction against the district as they don t like how the school is handling the mask situation. The Bieker s son Jameson said he got stopped in the hallway before class and was put in the auditorium all day for not wearing a mask.
KCCI reports that the district separates students that don t wear masks from the ones that do. They place students who don t wear a mask in other areas such as the auditorium or library. Harlan Schools Interim Superintendent Lynn Johnson told KCCI that this is not to punish those who decide not to wear a mask, but it s a way to continue to keep educating those students but separate them from the classrooms where masks are required. Johnson also assures that the schoo