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SCHOOL MASKS: Koch-backed group fuels opposition to school mask mandates, leaked letter shows

A template letter circulated by Independent Women’s Forum offers a glimpse into a well-resourced campaign against public health regulations.

But the heartfelt appeal is not the product of a grassroots groundswell. Rather, it is a template drafted and circulated this week within a conservative network built on the scaffolding of the Koch fortune and the largesse of other GOP megadonors.

That makes the document, which was obtained by The Washington Post, the latest salvo in an inflamed debate over mask requirements in schools, which have become the epicenter of partisan battles over everything from gender identity to critical race theory. The political melee engulfing educators has complicated efforts to reopen schools safely during a new wave of the virus brought on by the highly transmissible delta variant.

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