Getting reports that after hundreds protested against school mask mandates yesterday, today, @OakdaleJUSD barricaded any student not properly wearing a mask in the gym and refused to turn on the heat. Police were called for a wellness check and police turned on the heat.
https://twitter.com/reopencaschools/status/1488964387700240385
Update: Confirmed staff attempted to barricade the maskless high schoolers in the gym by putting tables in front of the exits. A staff member also was caught turning down the thermostat to “freeze them out.” Here is one of the photos taken by a student. 
After later “escaping” the freezing gym, the kids marched to the district headquarters in protest.
Update: @OakdaleJUSD has responded to this incident saying “placement [of the tables] was unintentional and temporary.” The communication does appear to confirm the wellness check by police, but it does not address the claim staff turned off the heat to the gym with kids inside.
Understandably, the district doesn’t like the attention. I would add this is a high school so the doors being blocked didn’t do much. Regardless of intent, the school has made going maskless uncomfortable for students. The school & state should pivot to mask-optional immediately.
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