Mask Walkout Coverage

Here's everything you need to know about the mask walkout in response to Tri-County Health Department's implementation of a mask mandate Sept. 1.

by Kira Zizzo, Editor in Chief

BREAKING: Rock Canyon Students Walk-Out of School to Protest Mask Mandate

After the reveal of a mask mandate across all of Tri-County Health, which includes Douglas County School District, students at the school organized a protest mid-morning Sept. 1. Earlier, Tri-County Health had announced a mask mandate for students who were 2 years old to 12 years old. Then recently, after a series of meetings, Tri-County also announced that all students who were older than 2 would be ...

Walkout Unmasks Tensions Among Students

“We won’t wear it! We won’t wear it!” A crowd of students chant, bolstering their anti-mask expression by waving American flags and blaring music in the school parking lot. Students protested the implementation of a mask mandate from the Tri-County Health Department that requires students over two years old to wear masks at school. The @dcsd_anti_masks Instagram account announced the districtw...