School Employee Sues to Halt St. Martin Parish School Board’s Mask Mandate & Recommends Installation of Germicidal UV Equipment as Better Alternative

Angela Stoute lives in St. Martin Parish School District in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, and works for public school system. Ms. Stoute filed a lawsuit in federal court this week asking the Honorable Robert R. Summerhays to invalidate the school’s mask mandate. Ms. Stoute tells the court masks are ineffective and better mitigation of COVID-19 particles could be achieved by: a. opening windows and using fans to draw outdoor air into indoor spaces (diluting the concentration of aerosols), b. setting fresh air dampers to maximum opening on HVAC systems, c. overriding HVAC energy controls, d. increasing the number of…