Special meeting to adopt Lee Schools mask mandate into policy set for Tuesday

A Lee County School Board special meeting is set for Tuesday afternoon.

The board will officially vote on the district's mask mandate.

A LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDSPECIAL MEETING IS SET FOR THISAFTERNOOIT’S WHERE WE EXPECT THE BOARDTO OFFICIALY VOTE ON THEDISTRICT’S MASK MANDATE.THIS HAS BEEN A CONTROVERSIATOPIC ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDAOUR JESSICA ALPERN IS OUT HETHIS MORNING WITH THE LATEST.IN THE WEEKS LEADING UP TO THEFIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, YOUPROBABLY REMEMBER US COVERINGPREVIOUS SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGSWHERE PARENTS SHOWED UP TOPROTEST THE MANDATE.IN FACT WE HAVE SOME VIDEO OFTHAT...THIS WAS LESS THAN A WEEK BEFORESCHOOLS REOPENETHOSE PARENTS SAY THEY’RE NOTANTI-MASK...BUT ARE PRO-CHOICE.THEY WANT TO HAVE THE POWER TODECIDE IF THEIR KIDS WEAR A MASKTO SCHOOL.AND THEY’VE BEEN IN TALKS WITH AFLORIDA LAWYER ABOUT THEIR LEGALOPTIONS.HE’S HELPED PARENTS FILE SIMILARSUITS IN OTHER PARTS OF FLORIDA."We’re interfering with theparents right to determinewhether or not their childshould have to wear a medicadevice unregulated by a perswho is not a medicalprofessional."WE DO ANTICIPATE SOME OF THEPARENTS WHO HAVE PROTESTED THEMANDATE WILL BE AT TODAY’SMEETING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.A NEARLY TWO HOUR PRESENTATIONON MASKS WILL HAPPEN FIRSTTHEN THE SUPERINTENDENT ISEXPECTED TO MAKE HIS OFFICIALRECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THIS.AND THE BOARD WILL VOTE ONWHETHER TO OFFICIALLY AD