Meet Tay Anderson, vice president of the Denver School Board. He threatened to mandate masks through the district’s dress code policy if the county dropped a mask requirement in schools:
I don’t believe this will be an issue in Denver Public Schools, BUT if our district moves to lift the mask mandate like other metro school districts I am prepared to bring forth a policy to add masks to our district dress code.
— Denver School Board Vice President – Tay Anderson (@DirectorTay) February 2, 2022
And guess what happened next. . .
Denver *DID* just lift the mask mandate today (but not soon enough for us):
NEW: Denver lifting mask order for schools and child care facilities after Feb 25. #copolitics
— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) February 9, 2022
But Mr. Tough Talk doesn’t have the votes to enact his scheme:
The Denver school board’s @DirectorTay said he’d try to add masks to the dress code if the mask mandate was dropped. Haven’t seen other directors weigh in on this so it’s not clear if Anderson has the votes on the school board to mandate masks through the dress code. pic.twitter.com/lGgkzhMKRN
— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) February 9, 2022
Whoops:
I will be releasing a statement shortly, I do not have the votes to proceed.
— Denver School Board Vice President – Tay Anderson (@DirectorTay) February 9, 2022
He then released a statement citing the CDC’s bogus mask study on why he still thinks masks in school are important but he will follow the county recommendations:
Today the Denver Department of Public Health & Environment has announced the end of the mask mandate in Denver Public Schools, effectively ending the two-year public health crisis in Denver known as COVID-19.
Below are my full remarks: https://t.co/OU3CM2VG9V
— Denver School Board Vice President – Tay Anderson (@DirectorTay) February 9, 2022
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