Parent: Son denied lunch due to not wearing mask [View all]

An Armstrong (Pa) Central High School parent said
her son was denied lunch for refusing to wear a mask on the first day in which they were required. Mandi Stewart said the district withheld food as punishment for her son, 10th grader Colton Stewart, for not complying with the state mandate to have a face covering or mask on while in school. The state mandate went into effect Tuesday.

Stewart said her son made it from 7:30 a.m. to about 10:30 a.m. without a mask and without incident even with
two teachers requesting her son wear a mask, and a cafeteria worker requested Colton put a mask on,
and once again he declined. He then went to the principal’s office, contacted his mother and was picked up around 1 p.m., less than two hours from regular dismissal, according to Stewart.

She said she spoke with a principal about the situation and
she has contacted an attorney to see if it is legal to withhold food from a student.
(Expect her to sue for $$$)

Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams said
“No student was denied a lunch for not wearing a mask”.
Williams said a handful of high school students did walk out in an anti-mask protest Tuesday. He said staffers were following the state mandate as well as advice from health care professionals. Williams said “We’ve had some protesting, largely by parents, which is also understandable.”

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