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 to hold a public hearing that will go over whether compulsory masking in public schools is appropriate, according to Gregory Piccirilli, one of the lawyers.
