Dubuque School Board Decides To Wait On Mask Mandate

Dubuque Community School Board members on Monday chose to wait on taking action on whether to enact a mask mandate in schools, opting instead to bring the matter back up at their October board meeting. The unanimous vote came after more than four hours of public comment and board discussion, in which dozens of parents, students and other community members argued for and against masking requirements and board members discussed among themselves whether or not a mandate makes sense. It also followed two motions that ended in 3-3 ties, with one abstention in each case, to table the discussion until a lawsuit over an Iowa law forbidding school districts from requiring masks is resolved in courts and to reinstate a mask mandate during school hours.