Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed an executive order on Monday to allow parents the final decision on whether their child should wear a mask at school. “No one cares more about the health and well-being of a child than a parent,” the Republican governor said in a statement announcing the order. The order (pdf) “allows parents to opt their children out of a school mask mandate if either a school board or health board enacts one over a district,” Lee said, adding, “Districts will make the decision they believe are best for their schools, but parents will have the ultimate decision-making for their individual child’s health and well-being.” The governor also noted that hospitals are “filled with adults” with COVID-19, as opposed to kids, adding, “Requiring parents to make their children wear masks to solve an adult problem is, in my view, the wrong approach.” The Tennessee Department of Health had advised him …
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