Schools in Richland, Washington, are under an emergency closure Wednesday after the Richland School Board defied the state mask mandate and voted in favor of making face masks optional.
“I move that, effective immediately, we go to ‘mask choice,’ and that’s effective immediately,” Richland School Board member Semi Bird said during a special meeting Tuesday. “I feel strongly about my vote. Our children should come first.”
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