Olathe Public Schools parent challenges mask mandate A meeting scheduled Tuesday to hear the complaint of a Blue Valley School District parent over the districtâs mask policy was postponed after a participant refused to wear a mask at the meeting. and last updated 2021-04-06 20:18:34-04 OLATHE, Kan. â A father in the Olathe school district said his 10-year-old son should not have to wear a mask in school. Josh Schneider spoke at a hearing that he requested under S.B. 40 with the Olathe Public Schools Board of Education that allows him to challenge the mask mandate. Schneider said wearing a mask all day is too much for children to handle and that doing so causes headaches and breathing problems for his son. He added that his son already contracted COVID-19 earlier in the year and thinks his risk of contracting it again or spreading it is low.