COSTA MESA, Calif.—A group of parents, teachers, and other concerned citizens gathered in front of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District education center in Costa Mesa, California, Dec. 14 to protest the continued masking of children within the schools and a possible vaccinate mandate. Of main concern was the current mask mandate in place for students, which comes from the California Department of Public Health, as well as a the fear of a vaccine mandate coming for K–12 students. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Oct. 1 that K–12 students in public and private schools will be required to receive a CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccine in 2022. Parents said the Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board of Trustees, while not imposing any mandates of their own, is not doing enough to stand up to the state, listen to parents, and lead in the best interest of kids. Whitney Huerta, a mother of …