Laramie WY student arrested for mask violation sues

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By Ellen Gerst Via Wyoming News Exchange 8 hrs ago

... Grace Smith and her father, Andy, are joined in the federal lawsuit by the guardians of 17 other Wyoming students ranging in age from 4 to 17. The initial complaint was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for Wyoming.

Along with Gordon, the suit names State Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist; the Wyoming Department of Health and its interim director, Stefan Johansson; and school districts in Sheridan, Albany, Laramie, Goshen, Sweetwater and Uinta counties ...

Smith .. was arrested and trespassed from Laramie High School after getting a third two-day suspension for continuing to refuse to wear a mask on campus or leave the school building.

She was issued two $500 citations for trespassing ...

https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/lhs-student-arrested-for-mask-violation-sues/article_6c490b76-be75-5f49-affc-11a17ec94069.html

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1. Passenger arrested after refusing to mask at Nashville airport

Rachel Wegner
Nashville Tennessean
1 Nov

... The passenger was denied boarding onto a Southwest Airlines flight Friday morning after refusing to a wear a mask and became "irate" after they could not find their luggage, an arrest affidavit showed. An officer responded and said the passenger began "using loud obscene language down the concourse where other passengers could hear."

The officer warned the passenger they would be arrested for disorderly conduct if they continued to behave in that way, and released them to catch their next flight. The passenger then went to a checkpoint and again loudly refused to wear a mask, became disruptive and was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct ...

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2021/11/01/irate-passenger-refusing-wear-maask-arrested-nashville-airport/6231947001/

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2. CT man arrested for spitting, using racial slurs when asked to fix mask

Posted: Oct 29, 2021 / 02:22 PM EDT
Updated: Oct 29, 2021 / 06:01 PM EDT

... Southington Police said Henderson entered the store without fully wearing a face mask became upset when a man told him to fix it.

According to police, witnesses said Henderson became upset, spit towards the man, used racial slurs towards him, and threatened to damage the property.

Henderson was finally arrested after Meriden Police located him. He faces charges of second-degree intimidation based on bigotry or bias and second-degree breach of peace ...

https://www.wtnh.com/southington/man-arrested-for-spitting-using-racial-slurs-when-asked-to-fix-mask-at-southington-store/

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3. 3 arrested at Hilton NY Board of Education meeting after mask refusal

by: Matt Driffill, WROC Staff
Posted: Oct 27, 2021 / 01:35 PM EDT / Updated: Oct 28, 2021 / 12:30 PM EDT

... In a statement Wednesday, district officials said one person was arrested for trespassing and two others for refusing to leave school property.

Officials say several meeting attendees refused to comply with the New York state masking mandate, and were repeatedly asked to comply. Eventually, district officials say, everyone did, except for the one person who was arrested for trespassing.

Officials say before the public portion of the meeting, several attendees became disruptive. That’s when BOE President Brian O’Connor and Superintendent Dr. Casey Kosiorek suspended the meeting and the auditorium was cleared. As a result, two other individuals were arrested for refusing to leave school property ...

https://www.rochesterfirst.com/hilton/3-arrested-at-hilton-board-of-education-meeting/

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4. So these asssholes just want no rules/laws whatsoever?

Or just no enforcement when they disagree with it?

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5. OK governor defends teachers fired for refusing to comply with mask order

BY JONATHAN EDWARDS ON NOVEMBER 6, 2021

... On Friday, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt urged school districts across the state to consider hiring six teachers who were recently fired for refusing to comply with a mask order enforced by the school district ...

https://washingtonnewsday.com/news/the-governor-of-oklahoma-defends-teachers-who-were-fired-for-refusing-to-comply-with-a-illegal-mask-order/

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6. They refuse to follow workplace orders and therefore should be hired?

The kids will learn a lesson from that for sure.