COSTA MESA, Calif.—A group of parents, teachers, and other concerned citizens gathered in front of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District education center in Costa Mesa, California, on Dec. 14 to protest the continued masking of children within the schools and a possible vaccine mandate.
Of main concern was the current mask mandate in place for students, which comes from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), as well as the fear of a vaccine mandate coming for K–12 students.