Dr. James McDonald deposed by Greg Piccirilli, 7/7/22.
The question pertains to Dr. McDonald’s attached memo of May 20, 2022, which can be read here: RIDOH memo_5.20.22
Piccirilli: “Would the Superintendent and the Commissioner of Education be right or wrong in interpreting ‘universal indoor masking policies’ to mean mask mandate?”
McDonald: “It’s [i.e., ‘universal indoor masking policies’] CLEARLY NOT A MASK MANDATE.”