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Connections: Schools navigate emotional outbursts about masking

WXXI News | By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack
Published August 26, 2021 at 2:23 PM EDT

A strong majority of Americans support masking in public schools, but at school board meetings across the country, angry parents opposed to masking have been shouting at board members and even some of the students.

We discuss how schools are trying to navigate the charged atmosphere. Our guests:

  • Joseph Henderson, school board member with the Saranac Lake Central School District 
  • Brooke Binkowski, managing editor of the website Truth or Fiction
  • Nicolas Fallone, 2020 graduate of the Webster Central School District
  • Samantha Fallone, rising senior at Webster Central School District
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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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