GALLERY: "Unmask our kids" protest at Baraboo School Board meeting
Roughly 20 people protested the June 14 Baraboo School Board meeting, urging the board to “unmask our children.” Five community members, including some district parents and a Baraboo pediatrician, said during public comment that the board should make masks optional for all students, regardless of age or COVID-19 vaccination status. A motion to do so failed on a 3-3 tie; instead, the board decided to end the mask requirement for students 12 and older starting July 7 and for everyone outdoors starting now.
Protesters sit in the background Monday as Sauk County Public Health Director Treemanisha Stewart answers questions from the Baraboo School Board during a meeting at the high school.
Scott Frostman urges the Baraboo School Board to end its student mask requirement during the public comment portion of Monday's meeting at the high school.
Community members protesting the Baraboo School District's student mask requirement listen to the school board discuss the issue Monday at the high school.
Community members protest the Baraboo School District's student mask requirement Monday outside the high school before a school board meeting. They declined to give their names.
Community members protesting the Baraboo School District's student mask requirement attend the school board meeting Monday at the high school.
Baraboo School Board Vice President Mike Kohlman speaks about the district's student mask requirement Monday during a meeting at Baraboo High School that roughly 20 "unmask our kids" protesters attended.
Baraboo School Board Clerk Paul Kujak speaks about ending the district's student mask requirement Monday during a meeting at Baraboo High School that roughly 20 "unmask our kids" protesters attended.
Baraboo School Board member Nancy Thome speaks about masks Monday during a meeting at Baraboo High School that roughly 20 "unmask our kids" protesters attended.
Baraboo School Board President Kevin Vodak talks Monday about two letters the district received from local physicians during a meeting at Baraboo High School that roughly 20 "unmask our kids" protesters attended.
Baraboo School Board President Kevin Vodak speaks about masks Monday during a meeting at Baraboo High School that roughly 20 "unmask our kids" protesters attended.
“Based on this bill, we can’t bring or introduce any of these concepts into what we teach. That’s really scary."
Public school advocates said $2.3 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds are not meant to cover cost-of-living and salary increases.
Gov. Tony Evers is considering a vaccination mandate for state workers.
