Mask mandate quashed by H-M-S board after no vote
Proposal fails due to lack of a second at special meeting
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The H-M-S school board could not reach a consensus Nov. 5 on whether to implement a mask mandate for grades 5-12.
Members of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn school board could not reach consensus on a district facemask mandate or how it would be implemented during a meeting on Nov. 5.
Board Member David Vander Broek made a motion to require grades 5-12 to wear masks during school hours whenever social distancing could not be achieved. No other board member seconded the motion, so it was not brought to a vote.
Board Vice President Scott Vollink asked if the mandate would apply to activities outside the school day and to non-school sponsored activities held in district facilities.
"I could support [a mandate]...
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