Highland school board bucks governor’s order


MONTEREY — The Highland County School Board voted to defy Governor Ralph Northam's public health order on Thursday night.
After a contentious meeting that lasted more than three hours, board chairman Kenny Hodges made a motion not to accept the COVID-19 mitigation policy proposed by superintendent Dr. Tom Schott and instead make masks in school optional with a letter sent to parents to state their choice for their children.
Hodges and school board member Sherry Sullenberger discussed their con...

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