The Dangerous Legal Illusion of 'Parental Rights'

Mask mandates by schools have quickly become one of the most politically charged aspects of the pandemic. At least six states in the South and Southwest have banned or undercut school mask mandates. Incensed anti-mask parents are speaking out at school board meetings and public protests. On the first day of school in Amador County, Calif., one parent became so irate when he saw his daughter walking out of school in a mask that he began arguing with the principal and ended up in a bloody fight with a teacher.

Yet unmasked students are increasingly likely to become infected and infect others at a time when the Delta variant represents a serious threat to children, their families and the public. The minimal burden on children and the tremendous benefit to individual and public health make parental outrage difficult to fathom.

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