“And if you don’t know that, you are holding our children hostage without knowing any of that information, and that’s really bad as far as I’m concerned,” Ouellette said. Ouellette, who is also a member of the Fort Kent Town Council, requested information from the SAD 27 board comparing the wider Aroostook County COVID-19 cases versus those limited to the St. Joey Ouellette, a parent of two children in the school district, requested the board consider returning to the optional mask policy when he spoke during the public participation section of Monday’s meeting.
At Monday’s meeting, Superintendent Ben Sirois said Aroostook County registered well within the red zone, with nearly 300 positive cases.