During a tense special meeting July 26, the Franklin County School Board debated mask requirements before voting 6-1 to leave it up to parents.
ROCKY MOUNT â The Franklin County School Board voted to leave it up to parents as to whether their children wear face masks on the bus and in the schools during a special meeting Monday night.
The decision passed 6-1, with Gills Creek District Representative Jon Atchue voting no and member-at-large Penny Blue absent.
For the past two months, crowds have packed the school board chamber to overflowing, with most of the speakers passionately condemning a combination of critical race theory, policies for transgender students and requirements for students to wear masks.
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