The Coeur d’Alene School District’s Board of Trustees canceled a special meeting on Friday to consider a temporary COVID-19 mask mandate after protesters swarmed the building.
The meeting agenda included a reopening plan for the 2021-2022 school year, including masking and quarantining.
Earlier this month the board adopted a plan that strongly recommends masks be worn in schools. The school district has seen hundreds of positive COVID-19 cases since the first day of school Sept. 7th.
Officials postponed the meeting for safety reasons after the crowd banged on doors and shouted at police.
Estimated at up to 200 people, the group then moved to the district’s administrative center, which was placed on lockdown for safety precautions. Many protesters said school board members should be fired for refusing to hold the meeting.
Idaho’s coronavirus numbers have continued to surge, leading to record-high hospitalization rates. (AP)
