Oregon School superintendent reportedly canned for enforcing statewide mask mandate

An Oregon superintendent is out of a job after he reportedly refused to ignore the governor's statewide mask mandate, the Daily Mail reports.

The Adrian School Board fired former Superintendent Kevin Purnell on Monday for his decision to uphold Democratic Gov. Kate Brown's statewide mask mandate in public K-12 schools.

Board Chair Eddie Kincaid said after the meeting that the "decision was due to Purnell's failure to follow board directive," but did not specifically mention masks. According to a report from the Oregonian, both Purnell's supporters and critics said that his stance put him at odds with the school board.

Purnell tearfully told board members and the rest of his community that he is "tired of disappointing" his colleagues by enforcing the statewide mask mandates despite what the outlet says is his "personal opposition to them."