St. John parents to rally for local control

ST. JOHN - Parents can rally for local control of schools at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 19, in the city park.

The event is organized by Amy Swannack and Micah Armstrong.

It comes after a rally last week that attracted 450 parents and public school employees opposed to masking students and mandating vaccinations.

"There are many difficult topics that have arose, trickling down from our government leaders (in Olympia)," Armstrong said in a social media post.

The event in St. John follows similar events and protests being planned statewide for Aug. 18.

Most of the events are billed as efforts to take control of schools back from state-level bureaucrats in Olympia.