Curiously most posts about Governor Wolf mandating masks in Public Schools leaves out the threats to local school boards part.

 “Steve Lynch, the Republican candidate for Northampton County executive, told a crowd at a Harrisburg political rally he would confront pro-mask school board members with “20 strong men” and deliver them an ultimatum — get out or get removed.

A brief video of Lynch’s speech circulating online shows Lynch wearing one of his campaign buttons and railing against the mask mandates some schools districts have issued in light of the ongoing pandemic. In the video, Lynch calls on men to step up — “Make men men again!” he said — and take matters into their own hands.

“I’m going in with 20 strong men, and I’m going to speak to the school board, and I’m going to give them an option. They can leave or they can be removed. And then after that, we’re going to replace them with nine parents and we’re going to vote down the mask mandates that evening — that evening. This is how you get stuff done. Forget writing your legislator. Forget it! They’re not listening,” Lynch said before saying people would have to take his life before he allowed “criminals” to enforce the mask mandate.”

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Trump-supporting GOP candidate in Northampton County says he’ll bring ‘strong men’ to confront pro-mask school board

Tom Shortell

The Morning Call |

Aug 30, 2021 at 5:21 PM

“With a focus on protecting students and keeping them in classrooms, Governor Tom Wolf joined the departments of Health, Human Services and Education today to discuss the current state of COVID-19 and a new Secretary of Health order requiring masks to be worn inside K-12 school buildings, early learning programs and child care providers. The order takes effect 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. 

 

“My office has received an outpouring of messages from parents asking the administration to protect all children by requiring masks in schools,” said Gov. Wolf. “The science is clear. The Delta variant is highly transmissible and dangerous to the unvaccinated, many of whom are children too young to receive the vaccine. Requiring masks in schools will keep our students safer and in the classroom, where we all want them to be. 

“I preferred for local school boards to make this decision. Unfortunately, an aggressive nationwide campaign is spreading misinformation about mask-wearing and pressuring and intimidating school districts to reject mask policies that will keep kids safe and in school. As we see cases among children increase in Pennsylvania and throughout the country, this is especially dangerous and challenging as we seek to keep kids in school and maintain a safe and healthy learning environment.” 

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Wolf Administration Requires Masking in Schools, Early Learning and Child Care Settings to Keep Students Safely in Classrooms and Delta Variant Out

August 31, 2021