Nevada Univ. students walk out of class in protest demanding reinstatement of mask mandate

February 16, 2022:

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

Dozens of students at the University of Nevada-Reno were spotted marching through campus demanding the reinstatement of the recently abandoned mask mandate in the state.

“Reinstate, mask mandate!” dozens of students chanted repeatedly as they marched across campus in Reno, Nevada Monday in a video captured by KRNV reporter Ben Margiott.

View of the University of Nevada campus in Reno, NV.
(iStock)

SAN FRANCISCO LOCALS REACT TO MASK MANDATES ENDING: ‘WE CAN’T BE MASKED UP FOREVER’

Margiott added that a petition to reimpose the COVID-19 mask mandate had gathered 1,500 signatures.

“As an institution of higher learning, it is a responsibility within our educational mission to provide an environment where perspectives and experiences are shared safely, with respect and with a thorough understanding of points of view which sometimes may differ,” the university said in a statement after the students walked out of class in protest. “Today’s (Monday’s) demonstration was an example where there was an exchange of ideas and constructive, peaceful action regarding public issues.”

Conservatives on social media immediately criticized the video with many pointing out that the end of the mandate does not mean that students can’t wear masks if they choose.

“COVID-19 has caused mental illness,” Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie tweeted.

A child wearing a face mask arrives at school, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 5, 2022.
( REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)

LA TIMES CRITICIZED FOR EDITORIAL ARGUING ‘SCHOOLS ARE DOING FINE WITH MASKS’: ‘CRUELTY,’ ‘EVIL’

“Person: ‘Dave, it’s a bit over the top when you say that Leftism is a mental disorder. I mean, c’mon, that’s harsh, just because you disagree with them politically doesn’t mean they are actually insane,’’ political commentator Dave Rubin tweeted. “Dave: ‘See exhibit 42901B.’”

“Is anyone stopping them from wearing masks, creepy AF,” Christina Pushaw, press secretary for Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, tweeted.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Nevada’s Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Thursday that the state no longer required face coverings in most places, “effective immediately.”

That same day, a viral video spread across social media showing a classroom of children in a Las Vegas elementary school enthusiastically celebrating news that they no longer had to wear masks.

Source link

tags

Abkhazia Afghanistan Africa Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Curacao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guam Guatemala Guinea Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea North Macedonia Northern Cyprus Norway Oman Pakistan Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of the Congo Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Samoa San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda UK Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uruguay USA Uzbekistan Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe