14 Year Old Sista Gets Suspended From School For Refusing To Wear a COVID Mask...AND GUESS WHO MAD?

14 Year Old Sista Gets Suspended From School For Refusing To Wear a COVID Mask...AND GUESS WHO MAD?

14-year-old freshman NaTalia Urlacher received a one-day suspension and was sent home early from Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois, for declining to wear a face mask before going inside the building on its the day of school. “My daughter was handed a mask at the door, and she told them politely, ‘I don’t really participate in that,’” the child’s mother Sheri Urlacher told the Chicago Tribune. “They repeatedly asked her to pull the mask up over her mouth and nose, and when she politely declined, they called me.” Although she didn’t comment on Urlacher’s case, specifically, Township High School District 211 representative Erin Homles shared that the district is “required to enforce the state of Illinois’ school mask mandate to minimize the risk of COVID virus transmission,” and that the requirement is a “matter of public safety.” “A student’s refusal to wear a mask poses a potential threat to the safety of other students and staff as we return to full in-person instruction,” Holmes went on to say. RELATED CONTENT: “‘That Bulls–t Is Gonna Kill Us:’ California ER Doctor Goes Off On People Who Refuse To Wear A Mask” Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued a mask mandate for Pre-K through 12th grade on August 4, according to a press release on Illinois. gov. NaTalia’s suspension comes as schools across the country try to navigate re-opening safely, respect individual’s rights while protecting others’, and adhere to federal face covering and mask recommendations. The girl’s mother confirmed that the 14-year-old returned to school with a mask on the day after she was sent home early. “She’s OK, but she knows she has the right to make decisions about her own body, and it’s not the right of the school and government,” Sheri told the Chicago Tribune.

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