‘Blood is going to be on their hands’: Teachers and parents decry Salt Lake County’s vote to overturn mask mandate
One grassroots parents group plans to file a lawsuit against the Utah Legislature’s “endgame” bill, which allowed the repeal of Dr. Angela Dunn’s order for elementary schools.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Erika Tse, the mother of a child affected by COVID-19, reacts to the county's vote against a mask mandate in schools on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.