{"id":83912,"date":"2021-09-14T13:19:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T17:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=83912"},"modified":"2021-09-14T13:19:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T17:19:41","slug":"teachers-and-administrators-will-be-arrested-charged-and-prosecuted-if-students-are-caught-not-wearing-mask-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=83912","title":{"rendered":"Teachers and administrators will be arrested, charged and prosecuted if students are caught not wearing mask (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Parents Plan To Sue Over Mask Mandate<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>By CBS4 Political Specialist Shaun Boyd<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.mp.lura.live\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Some parents are suing Tri-County Health Department over its mask mandate. At issue is whether teachers and administrators can be arrested, charged and prosecuted, not only if they don\u2019t wear masks themselves in school, but if their students don\u2019t wear masks.<\/p>\n<p>The superintendent of Littleton Public Schools told the school board last week they could be held criminally liable for not enforcing the mask mandate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1985782\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1985782 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_426.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_426.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_426.jpeg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_426.jpeg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_426.jpeg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_426.jpeg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_426.jpeg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_426.jpeg?resize=310,174 310w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_426.jpeg?resize=1138,640 1138w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_426.jpeg?resize=1820,1024 1820w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_426.jpeg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_426.jpeg?resize=620,349 620w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_426.jpeg?resize=1500,844 1500w\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1985782\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1985782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(credit: CBS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tri-County Health says if educators don\u2019t enforce the mandate, it\u2019s a class 1 misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in prison and $5,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not an anti-masker. I support anything that we can do. What I am against is abusing the power of teachers against their will, against the will of the children and against the will of people,\u201d said Tara Kohl, whose son is a 3rd grader at Pine Grove Elementary School in Parker.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s among some 10 parents suing Tri-County Health after, she says, teachers at her son\u2019s school refused to let him inside unless he wore a mask.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1985783\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1985783 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_623.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_623.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_623.jpeg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_623.jpeg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_623.jpeg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_623.jpeg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_623.jpeg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_623.jpeg?resize=310,174 310w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_623.jpeg?resize=1138,640 1138w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_623.jpeg?resize=1820,1024 1820w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_623.jpeg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_623.jpeg?resize=620,349 620w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_623.jpeg?resize=1500,844 1500w\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1985783\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1985783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(credit: CBS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere was about 30 kids lined up behind him. His friends, our neighbors, people he cares about. He was humiliated in front all of them. My son was cowering in the corner in tears, covering his face,\u201d said Kohl.<\/p>\n<p>Kohl says Tri-County Health is to blame for what she calls a culture of fear and intimidation. It\u2019s public health order, she says, has turned teachers into law enforcers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not expect teachers and principals to put their jobs on the line for something like this. It\u2019s totally inappropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Attorney George Brauchler says it\u2019s also illegal. He\u2019s filing suit on behalf of the parents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe idea that we\u2019re going to convert parents and teachers into enforcers of this order at the risk of their own liberty, that\u2019s not American. We are now threatening people with the strongest powers government has, to lock you up and take away your liberty, to get them to comply.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1985784\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1985784 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_1313.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_1313.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_1313.jpeg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_1313.jpeg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_1313.jpeg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_1313.jpeg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_1313.jpeg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_1313.jpeg?resize=310,174 310w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_1313.jpeg?resize=1138,640 1138w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_1313.jpeg?resize=1820,1024 1820w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_1313.jpeg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_1313.jpeg?resize=620,349 620w, https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15909806\/2021\/09\/TEACHER-MASK-LIABILITY-5PKG.transfer_frame_1313.jpeg?resize=1500,844 1500w\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1985784\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1985784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(credit: CBS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tri-County Health allows a medical exemption to the mask mandate, with a doctor\u2019s note, but Kohl says her son doesn\u2019t have a medical condition, he has trouble breathing and gets bloody noses when wearing a mask. She says the real issue is whether teachers should be forcing him, and in some cases she says shaming him, to wear a mask.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we need to stand up now when it\u2019s about masks and when all agree teachers shouldn\u2019t be the ones in the line of fire in this scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John Kellner, the 18th Judicial District Attorney, says there is the potential for criminal charges but his office has not received any referrals for prosecution so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs with any case, we can only review each potential case on the merits and evaluate whether we can and should prove every element of any potential charge beyond a reasonable doubt before charges are filed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/2021\/09\/14\/tri-county-health-teachers-could-face-criminal-charges-if-they-dont-enforce-school-mask-mandate\/\">https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/2021\/09\/14\/tri-county-health-teachers-could-face-criminal-charges-if-they-dont-enforce-school-mask-mandate\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents Plan To Sue Over Mask Mandate By CBS4 Political Specialist Shaun Boyd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83912\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}