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Activist Jake Brydon coordinated the presentations at the Sept. 1 mask mandate protest, which covered topics from health concerns and parent autonomy to potential state fines and legal action the district faces. Photos by Connie Swinney/The Highlander -
Marble Falls ISD Board Trustee Alex Payson (at left) and Board President Kevin Naumann (right) - both of whom voted in favor of the mask mandated - attended the event. -
Protesters carried several signs rejecting the masks as well as expressing criticism for the school administration. -
About 80 people, including school-aged children, attended the anti-mask mandate protest on Colt Circle around 8 a.m. Sept. 1 in Marble Falls. -
Marble Falls Police staged briefly on the property of a private parking lot adjacent to the anti-mask protest. -
Marble Falls ISD Superintendent Chris Allen offered protesters donuts prior to the start of the rally. -
Board member Alex Payson conversed with protesters prior to the start of the rally.
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About 80 people lined Colt Circle in front of Marble Falls Independent School District central office Sept. 1 to protest the reinstatement of a campus-wide mask mandate. Attendees donned signs and then held a rally with speakers voicing their concerns about the 30-day edict set my the school board at a special meeting two days prior. Find more on this story in the Friday, Sept. 3 issue of The Highlander.