As several blue states have been ending their school mask mandates, a recent grassroots effort is pushing the notion of using surety bonds to end these mask mandates. As the theory goes, concerned parents can assert a claim against the surety bond that insures school district officials and demand the officials rescind their school district mask mandate, or else face monetary liability for keeping the mandate in place. This strategy has some appeal: it posits that concerned parents don’t need to use lawyers to implement it, and the mere threat of these officials shouldering