At hawthorn elementary school in Beverly Hills, where a small group of anti-maskers has gathered with signs and flyers to protest public safety measures. They are telling passing children not to wear masks.pic.twitter.com/hsZvrRXNdP
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One parent expresses solidarity with the protesters before a child pulls her away.pic.twitter.com/95XSs61QyR
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A protester tells parents to sue the school for requiring masks—a County Public Health guideline—because “only a person with a medical license can practice medicine” and masks, she says, are “a medical device.”pic.twitter.com/QClfoxjluz
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An administrator tells a protester that the kids are doing fine. The anti-masker says that it’s “awkward being a kid anyway.”pic.twitter.com/TDbMdvmbBQ
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The protesters have left the school and taken up residence on Santa Monica Blvd (across from my office).pic.twitter.com/FUclgM8MiI
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A photo from the event. An anti-mask protester tries to hand out what appears to be a business card to an elementary student.pic.twitter.com/FjgPlGbQQh
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Here is what anti-mask protesters were handing out today at an elementary school. It’s a list of “physiological and psychological effects” of masks, including: - fear - cancer - accelerated aging processpic.twitter.com/ft5ddNseUj
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Correction: the man identified as an administrator is actually Dr. Michael Bregy, Superintendent of Schools for Beverly Hills Unified School District. Please excuse me while I quit my job.
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Correction, the sequel: Hawthorne Elementary School is spelled with an e at the end. Pardon me while I find a new career.
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Update: A lot of people have asked about law enforcement’s role yesterday. BHPD was on the scene and monitoring the situation from a distance. They didn’t issue any mask citations, though Shiva Bagheri has already racked up multiple citations totaling at least $800.
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I’m told that BHPD will be on scene again today as a precaution, though no protests are planned that I’m aware of.
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