TSC’s mask-optional rule leads to big quarantines, health dept says

Tippecanoe School Corp. doesn’t have outsized number of COVID-19 cases, but with mask-optional policy, its quarantine rate is 8 times higher than neighboring LSC, according to numbers released Friday

Jennifer Dobbs-Oates points to a sign parents made and carried to persuade the Tippecanoe School Corp. board to change its reopening plan to include a mandatory mask policy. (Photo: Dave Bangert)

Parents and health officials pressing Tippecanoe School Corp. for tighter mask rules in classrooms wound up with a new round of persuasion Friday, when the Tipp…