pointed out that in Florida there are no mask or COVID 19 vaccination mandates. “Somebody is gonna get fed up enough and sue you guys and who needs that.” You’re obviously believing you’re doing the right thing and that is honorable,” Michaud said. “Nobody here thinks you’re being malicious in your actions. Michaud said the school board is putting healthy children at risk of bacterial lung infections and mental health issues due to the mask mandates. “We want to trust you with the lives of our children while they are in your care and we no longer do.” “You have made a serious misstep in violating the constitutional rights of the people of this entire town,” said Jake Michaud, another parent. “And if you don’t know that, you are holding our children hostage without knowing any of that information, and that’s really bad as far as I’m concerned,” Ouellette said. Ouellette, who is also a member of the Fort Kent Town Council, requested information from the SAD 27 board comparing the wider Aroostook County COVID-19 cases versus those limited to the St. Joey Ouellette, a parent of two children in the school district, requested the board consider returning to the optional mask policy when he spoke during the public participation section of Monday’s meeting. At Monday’s meeting, Superintendent Ben Sirois said Aroostook County registered well within the red zone, with nearly 300 positive cases.