Let them breathe. Some protesters call on NC, Wake to end school face mask mandate. T. Keung Hui, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
May 19 CARY Dozens of protesters rallied outside Tuesday afternoon s Wake County school board meeting to call for the end of requiring face masks to be worn in schools.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is still requiring face coverings to be worn in places such as schools and childcare centers, even as he s lifted the state s mask mandate for most other settings.
More than 40 protesters stood outside the Wake County school system s headquarters in Cary and chanted let them breathe and no more masks, saying it was abusive to continue making children wear face masks.