Mask Up or Shut Down: Colorado School Given Ultimatum Over Mask Mandate

Mask Up or Shut Down: Colorado School Given Ultimatum Over Mask Mandate
Karen Riggs and her husband, Mike Riggs, stand with their sons, Resurrection Christian School junior Charlie Riggs, 16 (2nd L), and freshman Graham Riggs, 13, outside the school in Loveland, Colo., on Sept. 27, 2021. Michael Ciaglo for the Epoch Times
Steven Kovac
Steven Kovac
Reporter
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A private Christian school in Loveland, Colorado, is planning to file a lawsuit against the local health department after being forced to impose a mask mandate on students under the threat of an imminent shutdown.

Parents at Resurrection Christian School in Loveland, Colorado, were told on Sept. 15 that all persons entering school buildings the next day must wear a mask, by order of the Larimer County Health Department, or their school would be closed. The order allowed for medical exemptions but made no distinction in regards to vaccination status or acquired immunity.

The same evening, school Superintendent Jerry Eshleman vowed in a video message to parents and staff to fight the health department’s edict in court. He urged parents to comply with the public health order for the time being, so that the students wouldn’t have their school year disrupted by a forced school closure while the case was being fought.

Steven Kovac
Steven Kovac
Reporter
Steven Kovac reports for The Epoch Times from Michigan. He is a general news reporter who has covered topics related to rising consumer prices to election security issues. He can be reached at [email protected]
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