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Medical experts advocate for mandatory masks in schools
and last updated 2021-07-28 21:20:29-04
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â As states look at how to handle the increase in COVID cases, schools are now being forced to take another look at their policies ahead of the year.
Leon County schools is among those who will keep masks wearing-optional.
Growing cases of the delta variant and new guidance from the CDC are renewing calls to change the mask policy for Leon County Schools. A local pediatrician today says there s still a lot of uncertainty ahead.
With the current school plan, masks will be optional inside LCS schools this Fall. The mask wearing debate went on for hours during Tuesday night s school board meeting. After the CDC recommended masks indoors for everyone. American Academy of Pediatrics Florida Chapter Immediate Past President Dr. David Paul Robinson says now is the time to revisit the policy ahead of the school year.
COVID variants remain a concern for some parents
Some said they were afraid that variants of the virus could potentially spread within the classroom.
Buck Lake Elementary School teacher Laura McDermott added: As educators, we must follow the science. A request for comment to county health officials is pending.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends universal masking and a three-foot distance between students in elementary classrooms when masks are used, regardless of the community s spread of the virus.
Local resident Wendy Halleck told the Board that her granddaughter had contracted COVID-19 in early months of the pandemic in Leon County.