Sununu Vetoes Bill Prohibiting School Mask Mandates

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Gov. Chris Sununu has vetoed a invoice that may have prohibited New Hampshire colleges from implementing face masks mandates.

The invoice vetoed Friday would have prohibited college boards or different public schooling companies from adopting insurance policies requiring college students or members of the general public to put on face coverings.

“Simply because we might not like a neighborhood resolution doesn’t imply we should always take away their authority,” Sununu stated in his veto message. “One of many state’s foremost obligations is to know the boundaries of its energy.”

Although Sununu additionally famous that the state prides itself on selling native management in schooling, colleges haven’t had free rein with regards to the coronavirus.

When state public well being officers stopped beneficial masks carrying in most indoor public areas in February, Sununu stated any colleges that attempt to preserve masks mandates would run afoul of state legal guidelines requiring that every scholar be supplied equitable entry to schooling.

Additionally in February, the state enacted new guidelines prohibiting colleges from shifting to totally distant or hybrid instruction as a result of COVID-19 outbreaks.

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