Lowell School Committee Member Trashes ‘Fear and Hysteria’ of New Mask Requirement

Lowell School Committee Member Trashes ‘Fear and Hysteria’ of New Mask Requirement

Lowell school officials plan to require all students and teachers to wear masks indoors – but over the sharp objection of a school committee member who described the new policy as succumbing to "fear and hysteria."

Mike Dillon Jr., a firefighter and former teacher who was first elected to the city's school committee in November 2019, let loose on a school district plan that calls for masks and frequent testing for coronavirus in cases of exposure.