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Mask debates move from school boards to courtrooms as U.S. averages 156,000 new COVID cases daily

Lawsuits have been filed in at least 14 states, including Utah, by both proponents and opponents of mask mandates in schools.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) "What if our message doesn't get through," asked Zemirah Grossman of attorney Greg Skordas at Monday's press conference, who told her the group would need a "better lawyer." Grossman, 9, sits between her father Nate and mother Maurena Grossman. A group of Utah parents is suing the state for its ban on school districts enacting their own mask mandates which they say leaves their kids unnecessarily unprotected and at-risk from COVID-19 in the classroom, Aug. 23, 2021.