Sunrise wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 7:55 pm
Wouldn’t the state mandate legally override the district? This seems to be the reverse of the Florida cases, where DeSantis has been losing because the judge ruled against him, based on the health and safety of the children.
Yep. The issue is whether or not Gov Brown takes this to court.
Oregon's mask mandate ended in Jun and was restarted in mid-late Aug. Initially, as infections started to spike, she wanted local governments to decide if they wanted to mandate masks. Her position changed very quickly once we saw how badly we would be ravaged we will be by delta.
Imo, Brown must go after school districts that defy her mask mandate. She will win. DeSantis keeps losing because his executive order significantly harms the public. Brown's mandate increases public safety.
I know that Oregon's constitution and Florida's constitution differ in some subtle ways.
Delta might take care of the issue. Schools that don't require masks keep closing. Oregon is more devastated than most western states. We're sending patients to CA and UT.
One school closing is inconvenient. But how many employers want employees taking time off at short notice because parents need to take care of their quarantined children? And ... parents of children in quarantine might be forced to fully quarantine without notice. Even if children stay ok, teachers will not. We don't have enough substitutes to keep schools open.
Until parents are significantly inconvenienced by school closures and illness, they won't take masking seriously.