Parents voice concerns to Davenport school board

DAVENPORT – 15 community members consisting mostly of district parents used the public comment section of the school board’s Aug. 16 meeting to voice their concerns and complaints with school mask mandates, a procedure that would allow students to use the bathroom corresponding to the gender they identify with and vaccination requirements that may be looming for K-12 school teachers and staff.

The 90-minute public comment period showed large opposition to last week’s announcement from state superintendent Chris Reykdal that masks would be required inside all K-12 schools for all students and s...