America 2021: Masked and unmasked seating sections at a school board meeting

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West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) Dozens of police officers were standing by as the Palm Beach County School Board held a meeting Wednesday evening with masked and unmasked spectators watching from separate rooms, as the board said it would abide with the latest state rule that takes a "symptoms-based approach" to quarantining students.

A crowd of about 40 people sat in the masked section of the meeting, while those who wanted to go without a face covering were in a room across the parking lot.

During the board meeting, more than 50 people spoke in person or via video conference to address the school system's Covid-19 policies. Others called the board to relay their messages.

The school system is one of several in the state that has a mask mandate, defying Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has said face covering decisions should be left up to parents. ..........(more)

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/22/us/florida-palm-beach-county-school-board-meeting/index.html?

[SoCalDavidS]

1. Hopefully The Virus Was Present In The Non-Mask Room

This is the perfect opportunity for a test case on the effectiveness of masking.

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2. These days even if the virus was present

in the masked room they could still catch it…..too many flimsy masks out there.






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