has reignited debate on requiring them in public schools . in one case literally reignited the debate. look at this video in florida where protesters burned facemasks outside the broward county school board the governo has threatened to call special session to block schools from requiring masks, south carolina passed similar legislation earlier this month. both are among seven states already restricting city and county governments from mandating masks. critics say mask requirements are unnecessary in schools because children are at the lowest risk for severe cases of covid 19. but the director of the cdc say there is still enough risk to warrant extra precautions for children. they tend to be more asymptomatic, they tend to have fewer symptoms, but i want to emphasize that if you compare covid desta children, this year compared to flu deaths in prior years, it s about to fold more