CONWAY — The Conway School Board’s meeting was cut short Monday after seven people who declined to adhere to the board’s mask policy entered the Professional Development Center at SAU 9. Most refused requests to put on masks, causing Chairman Joe Lentini to adjourn after 18 minutes, less than halfway through the board’s agenda.
Lentini has asked everyone to wear masks at meetings since Oct. 12.
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If the meeting had already been going on why all of a sudden did this man have to make a big deal out of few not wearing a mask?
The article clearly states that after article 5B on the agenda had been covered, these individuals entered the area and were immediately asked to put on a mask. It's patently untrue to state or imply that the meeting had been going on for a while and then this man made a big deal out of it.
“ “You talk about social distancing, masks don’t work, vaccines don’t work,” he said”. I thought it was just GOP or Q followers responding to marching orders but now I’m convinced that these people are just plain stupid. Thanks for nothing A holes as the rest of us work toward ENDING this pandemic.
I'm glad you posted the names of these selfish people. They must be the Tucker Carlson fan club.
Should have just called the CPD and had them removed by force.
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