Politics & Government

Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz's Sons Pulled From In-Person Learning Over Mask Mandate

Ortiz cited mental health and religious freedom as reasons for pulling his two sons from school because they do not want to wear face masks.


HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA) — With roughly a month to go before the state’s mask mandate could be lifted, those who do not want to wear them are refusing to back down.

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Among them are Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz and his girlfriend, Amber Miller, who have pulled Ortiz’s two sons from in-person learning because they do not want to wear face masks in class.

In a video posted to Instagram, Miller can be seen bringing the boys to their Ocean View School District school with a document claiming a religious freedom exemption from state and local mask mandates.

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