Rhode Island Parents Score Win in Mask Mandate Case

Rhode Island parents who sued officials over the state’s school mask mandate during the COVID-19 pandemic have won concessions from the Rhode Island Department of Health, including an agreement to hold a public hearing on data on masking, according to lawyers representing the parents. Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) officials agreed in a settlement outlined in court on Dec. 12 that they will hold a public hearing that will go over whether compulsory masking in public schools is appropriate, said Gregory Piccirilli, one of the lawyers. RIDOH also said it will clarify to public schools that there is no mask mandate for students in place now, Mr. Piccirilli said....