(WJW) – Days after Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill that would ban Ohio public schools and universities from requiring people to get vaccines that are allowed to be used during emergencies, an Ohio lawmaker is calling the shots. efforts to prevent the requirement to wear masks in the classroom.
Republican Senator Andrew Brenner, who represents Senate District 19, introduced Senate Bill 209.
The bill states:
“… The state board of education, the department of education, and the board of education of any school district shall not require that any individual, including students, teachers, other school personnel and visitors, face coverings must be worn to attend or participate in live instruction, school-sponsored athletics, or other school-sponsored extracurricular activity, or at any other location on school grounds..”
It goes on to say that a person can choose to wear a mask but is not required to do so. However, the bill does not prevent health officials from “taking action to prevent the spread of
or infectious disease. “
Many school districts in Northeast Ohio are still finalizing plans when it comes to masks for the upcoming school year, as kids under 12 can’t get them yet. Coronavirus Vaccine.
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