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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 13, 2021

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, is backing away from calls for the state legislature to overrule school districts that impose mask mandates, WPLN reports. In an interview with the station, Sexton said he does not want to interfere with local school boards making their own decisions but wants to make sure that parents have options for opting out of mandates. His comments came after House Republicans called for a special session to deal with a range of COVID related mandates.