Des Moines Register
For Ankeny mothers Emily Peterson and Kimberly Reicks, the law Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Thursday banning masks in Iowa schools was a massive victory.
Both had advocated against requiring masks, appearing both at the Ankeny Community School District's meeting and the Iowa Legislature. They believe mask requirements were harmful to their children.
"We were in shock and awe," Peterson told the Des Moines Register. "Thankfulness that cannot be described...all of our efforts were not in vain."
While Peterson and Reicks celebrated the ban in the wee hours Thursday at the Capitol as Reynolds signed the measure and posed with the governor afterward, others were horrified and disappointed.